Political Quotes

“there is a circus outside, but the real show is here with the rings on the inside. In ring No. 1, the incredible fire acts. You remember last week when we approved--some of us did not approve of it--burning your citizenship card in order to save billions of dollars if you are a billionaire and move offshore. Well, they performed very well. Apparently, if you have got enough money, patriotism does not matter anymore. In ring 2, the amazing vanishing act. Yes, 18 of the 19 special deals vanished right out of the conference report, but one is still there; that is the one deal for Rupert Murdoch. You remember Rupert of book deal fame, Rupert Murdoch. The Daily News reports that the Republicans in the conference committee dropped their opposition to the tax break after learning Murdoch was the beneficiary and after consulting with Mr. Gingrich. If Mr. Gingrich wants to do something about the Murdoch book deal, now is the time to do it with a concurrent resolution pulling it back before we get to ring 3 of the circus today, the amazing contortionists who are going to explain how to balance the Federal budget by reducing the amount of Federal revenues. Who needs a circus outside when we have a circus on the inside?”