Political Quotes

“I appreciate having this opportunity to share some news with the Senate about a very important anniversary we are celebrating in my home State. This is the year the Triangle X Ranch, one of our State's great attractions, is marking its 90th year of operation. As you can imagine, the Triangle X has quite a story to tell of those 90 years. It began in the early 1900s when a visitor fell in love with an especially beautiful area of Wyoming. It continues to this day, its 90th year, cared for over the years by five generations of the Turner family. The people of my home State have a great fondness and appreciation for the Triangle X because it reminds us of our Western heritage and our love of the land and all it provides. It reminds us of our growth as a State and what it was like to live in Wyoming back in those days. The Triangle X Ranch Web site tells the story of the ranch. It begins, back in the early 1900s, when John and Maytie Turner liked to take ``fun vacations,'' as they called them, to Yellowstone National Park. It was during one of those visits they had a chance to see an area around Jackson Hole for the first time. It was one of those storybook encounters--or to put it another way: love at first sight. Life was a lot tougher back then, so when they decided to make the area their home, they had to bring their sons back with them to get things started. It took a tremendous effort to build their home so they would have a place to stay.…”