Political Quotes

“To hear the gentleman talk, you would think that this bill is being gobbled up by a huge number of earmarks, causing the deficit to explode. The gentleman used a chart. I've got a chart too. This bar represents the total spending in this bill, $67 billion. This bar represents the portion of that bill represented by earmarks. Mr. Chairman, I have a tough time finding it. Oh, yeah, with this magnifying glass I can almost see the bar that represents the earmarks. Less than one-half of 1 percent of this bill are represented by earmarks. And you know what? The last time I looked, the Constitution gave the Congress the power of the purse. No Congress has ever changed any President's budget by more than 3 percent in all the time I have been here. And that 3 percent difference is the difference between having a President and having a king. And whether the President is Republican or Democratic, I want a President. I don't want a king. So all I would suggest to the gentleman from Arizona is that he keep this in perspective. Keep it in perspective. Or as my old friend Archie the cockroach said once long ago, 'Perspective is everything. Of what use is it for a queen bee to fall in love with a bull?'”