The way I see it, I’m not going to Washington to be the 60th Democratic senator. I’m going to Washington to be the second senator from the state of Minnesota.
AL FRANKENSome of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they are in creating jobs or helping Americans struggling in a difficult economy.
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But when the veteran has a dog, the same people will come up and say, ‘Hi’ to pet the dog and then strike up a conversation.
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There are as many forms of advice as there are colors of the rainbow. Remember that good advice can come from bad people and bad advice from good people.
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Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is often called a “living” document.
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I don’t know what happens to you after you die. I’m not banking on there being, like, a heaven.
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Progressives, in a way, are the new conservatives. We want to conserve what we fought to build.
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I’m crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
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That’s bad news for everyone else – and for our democracy itself.
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Putin has had many positive experiences working with Western political leaders whose business interests made them more disposed to deal with Russia.
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I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like me.
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National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.
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One thing I’ve noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.
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When a company is able to establish a dominant market position, consumers lose meaningful choices.
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In our political system, money is power. And that means a few can have a lot more power than the rest.
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It’s hard to have that debate around secret programs authorized by secret legal opinions issued by a secret court. Actually, it’s impossible to have that debate.
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Does the mainstream media have a liberal bias? On a couple of things, maybe.
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