Political Quotes

“Now, if we are really going to talk about what we are doing and what the fault of the Government is, what the fault of the position of the United States is, there is nothing wrong with discussing the true facts and real facts in trying to resolve good policy for the United States to be fiscally responsible. We want to do that on our side of the aisle, you want to do it your side of the aisle. But to constantly discuss grapefruits and grapes because we are talking about 1995 dollars and 1945 dollars or 1960 dollars and trying to lay down some indictment, as I have heard, 40 years of indictment; well, the 40 years that you are indicting, my friend, this side of the aisle presided over a 60-percent real reduction in the debt of the United States and it was only until the election of a President from your party back in 1980 that that was reversed, and it was reversed on a public relations gimmick.”