What Makes This Mentality Dangerous Is That

All Change Starts With A Distant Rumble At The Grassroots Level.

The Vast Amount Of Waste And Sheer Stupidity In Government - From The Pentagon To The Food And Drug Administration - Could Fill Committee Agendas For Years.

Welfare Reform Happened With Reconciliation; Half The Democrats Voted For It. The Bush Tax Cuts Happened With Reconciliation; Twelve Democratic Senators Voted For It. You Didn't Have A Real Partisan Issue On Those Times That It Was Used

If We're To Honor The Heritage Of Our Country, Whether It Be In Terms Of Religious Freedom, Whether It Be In Terms Of Truly Protecting Life, Protecting Not Just The Unborn But Who Comes Next, The Infirm, The Elderly, The Maimed, The Disabled - That's Who Comes Next As We Get Into The Budget Crunch Of Taking Care Of Those People In The Years - I Believe We Ought To Have That Debate Honest And Openly.

We're Gonna Put $456 Million To Go To An Island Of 50 People? You Know... The Bridge To Nowhere. And This Is Right After Katrina Happened. And So I Offer An Amendment To Take That Money From Alaska And Repair The Stuff In Louisiana.