The Medicare Part D prescription drug bill, which might be the most corrupt piece of legislation in history, was a huge giveaway of taxpayer funds to the big pharmaceutical companies.
AL FRANKENThat’s bad news for everyone else – and for our democracy itself.
More Al Franken Quotes
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When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both.
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The institutions that we’ve built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don’t apply to the private sector.
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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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The Freedom of Information Act doesn’t apply to Silicon Valley. And you can’t impeach Google if it breaks its ‘Don’t be evil’ campaign pledge.
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I didn’t realize he meant our nation.
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Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.
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I hope you realize, in a democracy, laughter is assent.
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My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett.
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I can assure you, this is not about spying on the American people.
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Unless it’s a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
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If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it’d be a travesty.
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Looking at a tableau of Ford, Carter and Nixon, Dole said, ‘There they are: Hear No Evil, See No Evil and Evil.’
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My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home.
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And we didn’t need to worry about foreign websites illegally distributing the latest TV shows and blockbuster movies online.
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The important thing about advice is that it is simply that. Advice.
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