The thing is, if you control the Senate meetings, you control the gavel. And the gavel is a very important instrument... an instrument of power. An instrument that establishes the agenda.

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Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts.

Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts.

When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and...

When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and...

I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix.

I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix.

Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due...

Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due...

Unfortunately, the people of Louisiana are not racists.

Unfortunately, the people of Louisiana are not racists.

Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.

Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.

When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and...

When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and...

Great American sport. Horseshoes is a very great game. I love it.

Great American sport. Horseshoes is a very great game. I love it.

If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind...

What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind...

I just don't believe in the basic concept that someone should make their whole career...

I just don't believe in the basic concept that someone should make their whole career...

Let me just be very clear that the Republican Party will select a nominee that...

Let me just be very clear that the Republican Party will select a nominee that...

I deserve respect for the things I did not do.

I deserve respect for the things I did not do.

The loss of life will be irreplaceable.

The loss of life will be irreplaceable.

Let me just tell you how thrilling it really is, and how, what a challenge...

Let me just tell you how thrilling it really is, and how, what a challenge...

The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive.

The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive.

You all look like happy campers to me. Happy campers you are, happy campers you...

You all look like happy campers to me. Happy campers you are, happy campers you...

Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It's the other way around. They never...

Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It's the other way around. They never...

Politicians trim and tack in their quest for power, but they do so in order...

Politicians trim and tack in their quest for power, but they do so in order...

In Louisiana we don't bet on football games, We bet on whether a politician is...

In Louisiana we don't bet on football games, We bet on whether a politician is...

Suffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which...

Suffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which...