(2076 quotes found)
“There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators.”
Will Rogers
“Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.”
“When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer "Present" or "Not Guilty."”
Theodore Roosevelt
“When a member of the House moves over to the Senate, he raises the IQ of both bodies”
Everett Dirksen
“The Senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then it's a pretty good detour.”
Hubert H. Humphrey
“There's a reason that they're saying Kerry is the No. 1 liberal in the Senate, it's because he is the No. 1 liberal in the Senate.”
Michael Moore
“Despite his infirmities, Strom Thurmond showed up to work every day and did not miss a Senate vote in his final year, though no one is sure if a shouted "Bingo!" counted as a yea or a nay.”
Jon Stewart