Political Quotes

“for many Americans, Washington is a nucleus of Byzantine plots and national political legerdemain, of scenarios hatched in smoke-filled rooms and of sinister conspiracies nightmared to life behind closed doors. Be that as it may, yesterday, I found myself the subject of a conspiracy, of whispered intrigues, and of hidden agenda that reached to the very spires of power in the United States Senate--a conspiracy so intricate that its tentacles reached out to embrace some of my closest friends and even some of the most loyal members of my own staff. So I stand here to say that I am shocked--shocked. Yes, Mr. President, shocked, that such conspiring could have taken place under my very nose and involve so many high-placed personages without my ever catching a whiff of that conspiracy before the fact. It is indeed a serious matter. However, I add, Mr. President, that seldom have I been so touched and moved by any such conspiracy in my life, and I sincerely thank all of those who planned yesterday's special luncheon honoring me for 35 years of continuous service in the United States Senate.”