Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I have been thinking about this, I have been dreading this, and now I am going to do this. To all of my colleagues who have come before me, you have done right by our friend Senator McCain. The family appreciates all the good words, the kindnesses, and the antidotes that have come their way. This is a tough time for the family. John has seven wonderful children. Cindy, as a devoted wife, you really did well by John. I am going to try to make this somewhat fun even though I don't feel in a funny mood right now. Let's start off with the tie. To anybody who may be watching on television, this is a Naval Academy tie. I wore this today, John, to honor you and to annoy you all at the same time. He would constantly tell me: Lindsey, I wish you were in my Naval Academy class. I would say: Well, that is very nice, John. Do you know why, Lindsey? No, John. If you would have been in my class, I would have been sixth from the bottom, not fifth. Thank you very much, John. Humiliation and affection were constant companions. The more he humiliated you, the more he liked you, and in that regard, I was well- served. To my colleagues, thank you again so much for what you have done. The only way I know to put this in words that maybe John can relate to is that after a military operation is over, after a mission is complete, the pilot comes back and debriefs. If there is a military operation, you do an after-action report. I thought to myself, what would it say?…”