Political Quotes

“I am new to the Senate. This has been a terrific debate in the best traditions of the Senate. I come to this conclusion after having listened to people I admire and respect, such as our leader, the President, the Vice President, and Secretary Powell. I asked myself: Who are you to disagree? I thought about it, and I came to this conclusion. I do disagree. I know they are genuine in their beliefs, but I just do not believe we are being unfair to the people of Iraq. We have lost 332 lives liberating Iraq. We are spending $1 billion a week, and all we are asking for is once the country gets something going--we are going to build schools and hospitals, we are going to do great things for the Iraqi people--but once the oil refineries are fixed, because that is what makes the money, and once we do other things to get you back in business, consider helping us because we are deep in debt. We borrowed every penny of this $87 billion. And I would vote tomorrow to borrow more money to make our country safe. We have one of the highest deficits in our Nation's history because our economy has turned down. But we have to win this war. The only way we will lose this war--here is where I am tonight--is if the American people leave.…”