Look, we know we screwed up when we were in the majority. We fell in love with power. We spent way too much money - especially on earmarks. There was too much corruption when we ran this place. We were guilty. And that's why we lost.
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Nationality: American Type: Politician Born: June 6, 1963 |
When they ran out of cadre men they gave me my very own platoon and said, 'Here are 63 men, try to keep as many of them alive as you possibly can.' That was one of the more harrowing experiences of my life.
I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that production would be inadequate they got egg on their face a year or two later.

