Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art of the probable - tinkering around the edges without any greater vision, without a sense of optimism and imagination.

Quote by Senator John Kerry

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This budget is like an Enron budget -- smoke the numbers, cook the books, hide...

This budget is like an Enron budget -- smoke the numbers, cook the books, hide...

The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not...

The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not...

When you see Washington consistently turning a blind eye to suffering, dont sit back and...

When you see Washington consistently turning a blind eye to suffering, dont sit back and...

I remember when you couldnt even mention environmental issues without a snicker. But then in...

I remember when you couldnt even mention environmental issues without a snicker. But then in...

It is time, as a matter of pride, as well as a matter of national...

It is time, as a matter of pride, as well as a matter of national...

Its a sad day when you have members of Congress who are literally criminals go...

Its a sad day when you have members of Congress who are literally criminals go...

We believe that what matters most is not narrow appeals masquerading as values, but the...

We believe that what matters most is not narrow appeals masquerading as values, but the...

Too many people in America believe that if you are pro-choice that means pro-abortion. It...

Too many people in America believe that if you are pro-choice that means pro-abortion. It...

There is a direct link between the federal tax cut of 2001 and state tax...

There is a direct link between the federal tax cut of 2001 and state tax...

I don't know what compassionate conservative means. Does it mean cutting kids out of after...

I don't know what compassionate conservative means. Does it mean cutting kids out of after...

We owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military...

We owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military...

Great physicians and nurses, skilled, caring and unparalleled in their training, intervened in my life...

Great physicians and nurses, skilled, caring and unparalleled in their training, intervened in my life...

We need to guarantee equal rights and civil rights and say that, here in America,...

We need to guarantee equal rights and civil rights and say that, here in America,...

We owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military...

We owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military...

We can no longer allow Americas dependence on foreign oil to compromise our energy security....

We can no longer allow Americas dependence on foreign oil to compromise our energy security....

Its time we framed every question - every issue -- not in terms of whats...

Its time we framed every question - every issue -- not in terms of whats...

There the Bush Administration has offered only a merry go-round policy. They got up on...

There the Bush Administration has offered only a merry go-round policy. They got up on...

The Senate and the country need Senators of courage who are prepared to make their...

The Senate and the country need Senators of courage who are prepared to make their...

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness;...

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness;...

Hold the cross high so I may see it through the flames!

Hold the cross high so I may see it through the flames!

Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what it is you want...

Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what it is you want...

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice

The Senate and the country need Senators of courage who are prepared to make their...

The Senate and the country need Senators of courage who are prepared to make their...