“Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn't been a satirist or a political satirist who's done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during the campaign. But I think it's a good thing. Some people thought that it was an odd career arc, but to me it made absolute sense.” PeopleThinkingWellsMadeDonePoliticalCareersComedyAbsolutesGood ThingsCampaignsOddTerritorySenateArcsSatiristUnchartedUncharted Territory Author:Al Franken
“John Kerry's newfound interest in fiscal discipline is a political gimmick that defies his 20-year record in the Senate and stands in stark contrast to his reckless and expansive promises of new government spending on the campaign trail.” YearsGovernmentPoliticalInterestRecordsDisciplinePromiseSpendingCampaignsSenateContrastTrailsRecklessStarksJohn KerryGovernment SpendingGimmicksNew Government Author:Steve Schmidt
“You and I have formerly seen warm debates and high political passions. But gentlemen of different politics would then speak to each other and separate the business of the Senate from that of society. It is not so now. Men who have been intimate all their lives, cross the streets to avoid meeting, and turn their heads another way, lest they should be obliged to touch their hats. This may do for young men with whom passion is enjoyment. But it is afflicting to peaceable minds. Tranquility is the old man's milk.” MenWayShouldMindMayHas BeensDifferentYoungPoliticalTurnsPassionSpeakStreetsCrossesMeetingsWarmDebateYoung ManIntimateGentlemanEnjoymentHatsOld ManMilkSenateTranquilityAnother WayObliged Author:Thomas Jefferson
“What I find most appalling is the Senate calls it a qualified blind trust when it's not blind. Since the Senate says it's OK, the Senate has made it a political question. It's up to the voter. But there's no doubt it's a conflict of interest.” MadePoliticalInterestDoubtConflictBlindMade ItNo DoubtVotersSenateBlindnessQualifiedConflict Of InterestBlind Trust Author:Kathleen Clark
“Though the views of members of the House and Senate are as divergent as the people we represent, we bear the responsibility to work through our political differences and get things done. That's our job.” PeopleDoneJobsPoliticalHouseDifferencesViewsResponsibilityBearsMembersSenateThings DoneDivergentPolitical Differences Author:Martha Roby
“The Senate needs to leave enough money in the proposed budget to not only reduce all marginal rates, but to eliminate the death tax, so that people who build up assets are able to transfer them from one generation to the next, regardless of a person's race.” PeopleNeedsPersonsEnoughHumorAblePoliticalNextRaceGenerationsTaxesRateBudgetsAssetsSenateTransfersPolitical Humor Author:George W. Bush