Political Quotes

“And I will turn it back over to Senator McCain. I can tell you that very few people in Egypt, almost no one in Egypt realized somebody from North Dakota was being held. You were on message. You were very effective. I hope Staci and her family appreciate it, and I know they do. But for everybody--Sam, the NDI workers, the whole gang--we are proud of what they do. Senator Blumenthal is here, and I want people to know this is a bipartisan delegation. We had kind of a dinner meeting, when things were not going so well, about the idea of bringing our American citizens down to Egyptian court to be put at risk securitywise and maybe to be put behind cages--which would have destroyed the relationship. I think Senator Blumenthal made it crystal clear that was not a good idea. And thank God it didn't happen. With that, I yield back to Senator McCain. Mr. McCAIN. I agree with my colleague from South Carolina. Senator Blumenthal was very important, one, for bipartisanship, but also his background as a prosecutor. At one point in all of this back and forth, one of the lawyers--who will be unnamed--said to Senator Blumenthal that: Well, we probably have to go along with the advice of the lawyers. And Senator Blumenthal, in a very succinct way, said: Well, maybe it is time to fire the lawyers.…”