Political Quotes

“Madam President, 2 weeks ago the New York Times published an article on the congressional Democrats' plan for the rest of the year. It boiled down to one thing: Campaigning. That is right; 8 months out from the election, Democrats in Congress have given up on legislating. Instead, they are going to spend the next 8 months focused on show votes, which will--and I quote from the story--``be timed to coincide with campaign-style trips by President Obama.'' While these votes will focus on ``pocketbook issues'' Democrats hope will appeal to voters, the votes are not designed to actually accomplish anything. The New York Times goes on to say: Democrats concede that making new laws is not really the point. Rather, they are trying to force Republicans to vote against them. The article goes on to say: Privately, White House officials say they have no intention of searching for any grand bargain with Republicans on any of these issues. ``The point isn't to compromise,'' a senior White House official said. So that is where we are. The economy is stagnant, unemployment is hovering at recession-level highs, 10 million Americans are unemployed--nearly 4 million of them for 6 months or longer--household income has fallen, health care costs are soaring, and Democrats have decided to give up doing anything about it so they can get reelected in November.…”