Political Quotes

“to visit an Austin widow with three preschool children and no longer a husband is to understand that far more than $87 billion is involved in what we do today. We all honor those who die for our country. But the question for Congress is whether we can pursue a policy that allows more of these brave young Americans to live for America. We do not have a shortage of money in Iraq. We have a shortage of sound thinking and in good planning in pursuit of international cooperation in Washington, DC, where we have Washington ideologues paired up against courageous young Americans who are fighting for us in Iraq. Our responsibility in Congress is to ensure that more lives and more tax dollars are not squandered as quickly as this Administration squandered international goodwill after 9/11. To those in Washington who defend this failed policy by saying, ``we have to stand with our troops,'' of course, this Administration did not even ask for additional spending until last month. Until that point, they told us nothing was necessary. Indeed a nonpartisan report released yesterday, as reflected in this chart, indicates that if we did not appropriate a single cent today, the Army has enough appropriations to last through half of next year. This question is not about providing more Kevlar vests for our troops. It is about providing ``political Kevlar'' for those who want to get through the next election.”