Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I would ask the distinguished majority leader whether he finds it ironic--and perhaps he has a better word than ``ironic'' to describe the situation we find ourselves in--that three separate times the Democrats have filibustered the funding that provides the resources to our troops to fight our Nation's battles and keep us safe, but then a few short days before Veterans Day, they decide to allow us to finally get on a veterans and military construction bill. I would hope it is not because they had second thoughts about going home on Wednesday and giving patriotic speeches about their support for our troops and military but then realizing what a spot they have put themselves in. I wonder if the majority leader shares my view that that is at least ironic, and perhaps ``cynical'' would be a more appropriate description. Mr. McCONNELL. Yes, I would say to my colleague from Texas, they were afraid to feel the heat next Wednesday on Veterans Day, having stopped a veterans appropriations bill. Frankly, I hope they still feel a little heat on stopping the Defense bill because the vast number of veterans in our country don't just care about their own well-being after they served, they care about the well-being of those who are still serving.”