Political Quotes

“as I come to the floor today Americans all across the country are paying very close attention to the multiple scandals surrounding the Obama administration--one of the scandals my colleague and friend from Indiana has just so eloquently discussed. We are seeing headlines all across the country. Today my hometown newspaper, the Casper Star Tribune, had the headline ``Trio of Troubles'' relating to the Obama administration. What the American people are seeing from the Obama administration is a high level of incompetence and a very low level of transparency. Here are just a few of the headlines today in the Washington Post: ``Criminal Probe of IRS launched.'' Criminal probe of IRS launched. Just below that, ``Leak Probe. Phone-records uproar ends Holder's respite.'' That has to do with the Justice Department's secret gathering of records from the Associated Press. Inside the paper, open it, and there is much more. ``Media outlets condemn agency,'' ``Justice Department, IRS scandals challenge Obama's civil liberties credibility.'' Other articles in today's paper note the ongoing scandal over the administration's handling of the attack on our consulate in Benghazi. The Washington Post Fact Checker recently gave the President four Pinocchios for his attempt to mislead the public on the issue. The only reason they didn't give him five Pinocchios is you can't get five. Four is the highest rating you can get for misleading and inaccurate information.…”