Political Quotes

“I just want to make sure people understand what we are trying to do here this morning. Our Democratic colleagues are filibustering an attempt to have a debate and an up-or-down vote on the most consequential foreign policy decision in modern history. That is what you are doing. Senator Corker, in good faith, got us here in a bipartisan manner. And Senator Reid has come out of nowhere to change what was the common understanding of how we would proceed--get 60 votes, a simple majority, and let the President act as he wishes. But, no, we couldn't do that. They are more worried about protecting Barack Obama from having to veto this than they are about having a debate on the floor of the Senate. Now, let me tell you a little about who you are dealing with here, folks. If I hear one more comment from my Democratic friends about how much they love Israel--with friends like this, you don't need an enemy. This is who you are dealing with. This was yesterday: Iran's supreme leader predicted Wednesday that Israel would not exist in 25 years, and ruled out any new negotiations with the ``Satan,'' the United States, beyond the recently completed nuclear accord. In remarks published Wednesday on his personal website-- At least the Ayatollah has gotten into modern times-- and in posts on Twitter, the supreme leader-- Do you know why they call him the Supreme Leader?…”