Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I believe for the ages Senator Paul Coverdell will be remembered as one of the most thoughtful, diligent, and detail-oriented Members in the history of the United States Senate. Who would have ever thought this time last week that we would be here today paying tribute to the memory of Senator Coverdell? There are times here where everything seems to stand still, and this is one of those days where we come together at the water's edge, as people, as God's children, no differences, to pay the proper tribute to a truly great public servant. A lot of political people skim the surface, stay on the surface from fear of the details, from fear of the slip of the tongue, from fear of incompetency on very complicated matters of the day, but not Senator Coverdell. My experience with him was a fearless master of details and complexity, never worrying about how far deep he would swim into issues, about whether he could comprehend them or always carry a host of things going on at the same time. Unbelievable, really, in his capacity to carry all of the different issues with him and stay that intricately involved. It really bodes well for public service in America that people like Paul would dedicate his life to others through public service.”