A Congressman has got two ends A sitting and a thinking end And since his whole success depends Upon his seat… why bother, friend?
Congress Quotes
I never know what South Carolina thinks of a measure. I never consult her. I act to the best of my judgment, and according to my conscience. If she approves, well and good. If she does not, or wishes anyone to take my place, I am ready to vacate. We are even.
Two generations ago, Gladstone called the Senate of the United States “that remarkable body, the most remarkable of all inventions of modern politics.”
I am now here in Congress… I am at liberty to vote as my conscience and judgment dictates to be right, without the yoke of any party on me, or the driver at my heels, with his whip in hand, commanding me to ge-wo-haw, just at his pleasure.
Your tax dollars are being used to pay for grade school classes that teach our children that cannibalism, wife-swapping and the murder of infants and the elderly are acceptable behavior.
We have been through this is biennial convulsion four or five different times over the past 10 or 12 years, and now it appears that we are going through this quiet agony all over again.
We may not be able to imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex – but Congress can.
When a member of the House moves over to the Senate, he raises the IQ of both bodies.
Talk is cheap – except when Congress does it.
When dealing with Congress and the American people, it is necessary to make arguments “clearer than truth.”
