John C. Danforth Quote 

"I have never seen more senators express discontent with their jobs. ... I think the major cause is that, deep down in our hearts, we have been accomplices to doing something terrible and unforgivable to this wonderful country. Deep down in our hearts, we know that we have bankrupted America and that we have given our children a legacy of bankruptcy. ... We have defrauded our country to get ourselves elected."

by:
John C. Danforth
(1936- ) US Senator (MO-R)
Source:
in an interview in The Arizona Republic on April 22, 1992 
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OFF WITH THEIR HEADS I SAY.OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!
 -- Soverign Sam, 3rd Rock From The Sun		 
LEAD THE TRAITOROUS POLITICIAN-WHORES TO THE GALLOWS
 -- jefferson, burn washington		 
The mood seems to be getting ugly. Maybe its about time.
 -- J Carlton, Calgary		 
 -- warren, olathe 
and worse
 -- Mike, Norwalk		 
It's going to get messy if enough people wake up to this fact. Look at the choices the ruling establishment has provided us for presidential candidates!! Your pick: communist, socialist or fascist. It looks like it's going to be another really bad 4 years (minimum) for Liberty. May the good lord have mercy on us.
 -- E Archer, NYC		 
I liked Danforth. An honest man, not like the fraudsters Reagan and Bush, "read my lips no new taxes" in order to get elected and then they sell 10 trillion dollars of bonds to put us into bankruptcy and enrich their already rich friends. I agree. As usual we will have to pay and let us start with the people who have the money. End the tax cuts for the rich!
 -- Waffler, Smith, Arkansas		 
"10 trillion dollars of bonds to put us into bankruptcy and enrich their already rich friends." Waffler, don't tell me you are beginning to see the light! ;-)
 -- E Archer, NYC		 
Fun fact, okay? Since 1776, the United States has accumulated a national debt of almost $11 trillion, over half of which was incurred when a Bush was on watch! What a family legacy! If you throw in Reagan, fully 70% of the national debt was created under just 3 Republican presidents. What's more, they didn't even TRY to restrain spending -- out of 19 submitted budgets (so far), only TWO were balanced. So here's my question: Where did the myth of Republican Fiscal Responsibility come from?
 -- Joe, North Caldwell, NJ		 
Joe (-; from the Republicans;-) cuz yaknow, It takes a Republican to implement a failed program or policy of the Democrats.
 -- Mike, Norwalk		 
Presidents don't spend money -- Congress does, and they borrow every so-called dollar. Since Reagan, the Democrats have been the majority party in Congress longer than the GOP -- so, Joe, in fact since then the Democrats have presided over the largest debt in history with just a few years of Republican majority in Congress. But I will agree, the Republicans have no more restraint than the Democrats when it comes to fiscal responsibility. Both parties are beholden to their creditors -- the Federal Reserve.
 -- E Archer, NYC		 
Wouldn't it be nice if Mr Danforth were running for president instead of those socialist hacks currently trying to buy our votes.
 -- jim k, austin tx		 
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