“[Congress] is not the British Parliament, and I hope it never will become the British Parliament... Are we going to bring the president in here and have a question period like the prime minister has in Great Britain?” PresidentPeriodsCongressBritishMinistersBritainPrimePrime MinisterParliamentGreat BritainBritish Parliament Author:Trent Lott
“This morning President Obama met with Britain's Prince William in the Oval Office. It was a meeting between a symbolic ruler with no real power and the future king of England.” RealPresidentMorningKingsMetsOfficeEnglandMeetingsBritainPresident ObamaRulersSymbolicReal PowerOval Author:Conan O'Brien
“In Britain the government has to come down in front of Parliament every day to explain its actions, but here the President never answers directly to Congress.” GovernmentActionPresidentAnswersFrontsCongressBritainParliament Author:Bella Abzug