#nato

Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere threat of a filibuster is enough to stop a vote; senators are rarely asked to pull all-nighters like Jimmy Stewart in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' ↗

— Evan Bayh

#because #current #determined #enough #filibuster

In the 19th century the anatomy of the eye was known in great detail and the sophisticated mechanisms it employs to deliver an accurate picture of the outside world astounded everyone who was familiar with them. ↗

— Michael Behe

#accurate #anatomy #astounded #century #deliver

Except for the title 'father,' there is no title, including 'vice president,' that I am more proud to wear than that of United States senator. ↗

— Joe Biden

#except #father #i #i am #including

I have never left another senator out to dry. Never. ↗

— Joe Biden

#dry #i #left #never #out

My motivation for running for Senate was not for the stature of being a senator, but because I wanted to make a difference on issues I feel passionate about. ↗

— Herman Cain

#because #being #difference #feel #i

If life were fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead. ↗

— Johnny Carson

#dead #elvis #fair #impersonators #life

It's every woman's tragedy, that, after a certain age, she looks like a female impersonator. Mind you, we've known some lovely female impersonators, in our time. ↗

— Angela Carter

#age #certain #certain age #every #female

I separated from the Southern Baptists when they adopted the discriminatory attitude towards women, because I believe what Paul taught in Galatians that there is no distinction in God's eyes between men and women, slaves and masters, Jews and non-Jews - everybody is created equally in the eyes of God. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#attitude #baptists #because #believe #between

I can think of a lot of words to describe Senator Kerry's position on Iraq; "consistent" is not one of them. ↗

— Dick Cheney

#describe #i #i can #iraq #kerry

I think before 1997 is over, NATO will have taken giant strides in what's called adaptation, the discussions about bringing the French fully into the NATO forces. ↗

— Warren Christopher

#adaptation #before #bringing #called #discussions