Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, if we are mean and shallow and harsh, the country is mean and shallow and harsh. If we are kind and respectful and dignified, the country is kind and respectful and dignified. That is how important this is. This is a critical issue. I think we should take the initiative, Congressman Tauzin, to actually discourage the leadership of both parties from engaging in these short speeches, just openly critical, playing the blame game. I think we ought to as a group, we ought to take the lead on that to say, you know, it is time because it does not matter who wins or loses in the political blame game here. What matters most is that this institution is sinking in esteem and that our young people are seeing the wrong thing, and we need to take that off. I like your V-chip idea. We ought to V that right out. We ought to get that right off the page here.”