polksalet Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Phil Gramm, lol he was way to cool * "Most people don't have the luxury of living to be 80 years old, so it's hard for me to feel sorry for them."[2] — In response to a claim that a Social Security proposal would hurt people over 80. * "Has anyone ever noticed that we live in the only country in the world where all the poor people are fat?" — During his first Senate Campaign against Democrat Lloyd Doggett.[3] * "We're going to keep on building the party (the Texas Republican Party) until we're hunting Democrats with dogs." — As quoted in Mother Jones, August 1995 * "If you are willing to tackle the tough issues, you don’t need to worry about stepping on anyone’s toes; they will stand aside and shove you to the front.” — As quoted by former Gramm staffer Wayne A. Abernathy[4] September 12, 2002, before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.[5] * "I have more guns than I need, and fewer guns than I want." — often part of his stump speech in the mid 1990s[6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Sounds like a real winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 Sounds like a real winner. he did ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 A man with principles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 A man with principles. Or he's just afraid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 gramm did some good stuff to help protect taxpayers from abusive IRS tactics. So I'll give him props for that, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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