Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I know Senator Thune will be here in a moment. I saw him just a while ago. One of the things hurting our economy is that Congress is sending no message whatsoever that we are serious about reducing the uncontrollable debt that every economist says is unsustainable, and that this is a cloud over our economic recovery. The sooner we quit thinking we can make the economy rebound by just spending a few more billion dollars and increasing our debt, the better off we will be and we will get on a sound track to go forward. I know good people can disagree, but I believe very strongly in this, and I just wanted to share that thought. Oilspill in Alabama I would like to make a few brief comments about the oilspill in the Gulf of Mexico, and my home State of Alabama. I was there Friday and visited Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Dauphin Island, and Bayou La Batre, examined the beaches and talked with our good mayors and other officials who are there. There are a few things I would like to share that indicate we are not where we need to be. I have not been one who wants to run out and blame the President for everything. But I do believe as we are now going into day 57 that we need to understand our response is not working well. It could be much better. For example, I visited Mayor Tony Kennon and his team in Orange Beach. Perdido Pass has a very strong current. You would think you could put up boom and stop oil from coming in. They told us oil was out there.…”