Political Quotes

“We balanced our budget every year, just like the families in Alabama or Wyoming have to balance their budget every year and have to live within their means. That is what we do. You take a look at the revenue, and then you do not spend any more than that. You live within your means. That is what families do. It is what the State does. That is why I was so proud to stand with the Senator as one of the cosponsors of the balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I think this country has to balance its budget and do it every year. The President's spokesman yesterday--kind of the word of the day at the White House seemed to be ``vision.'' He kept saying the President is going to give his ``vision.'' The day before, the word was ``balance.'' In his press conference, he kept saying the word ``balance.'' I would like to hear a vision that we have to balance the budget of the United States. That is what I want to hear from the President today when he gives his speech at 1:30 this afternoon. I do not want to hear some recycled speech about, well, raise taxes, but that is what I am anticipating from the President. I have talked to people in Wyoming after church on Sunday morning, and they have seen you, I say to the Senator, on Sunday morning talk shows--I think last week with Bob Schieffer; ``Meet the Press'' the week before that. They say: Do you know that Senator? I say: Yes, I do.…”