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THE REACTION WOULD BE ADVERSE...
FOR THE NAME OF LEFFINGWELL IS SYNONYMOUS WITH ARROGANCE
AND AN EGGHEADED DETERMINATION TO IGNORE...
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN LETTING SOMEBODY ELSE
DO YOUR DIRTY WORK?
YOU MEAN ORRIN KNOX, BOB?
YOU FIND ORRIN DOING SOMEBODY ELSE'S DIRTY WORK,
AND THAT'LL BE A PRETTY DO.
INDEED, IT WILL.
Knox: THE OFFICE OF FEDERAL POWER COMMITMENT.
THIS WAS A COMPLETE SURPRISE.
DEFENSE MOBILIZATION, WHICH HE NOW ADMINISTRATES.
AND IN EACH OF THESE,
HE HAS, UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE PRESIDENT,
GONE HIS OWN WAY WITHOUT CONSULTATION
WITH THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.
MR. PRESIDENT, WILL THE SENATOR YIELD?
I WILL YIELD WHEN I COMPLETE THE TEXT OF MY STATEMENT.
MR. PRESIDENT, I ONLY WISH TO ASK THE SENATOR
HOW LONG HE INTENDS TO SPEAK.
WAS THE SENATOR PLANNING TO SPEAK
FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES?
NICE TRY, ROBERT.
UH, MR. PRESIDENT, THE ESTEEMED MAJORITY LEADER
IS TRYING TO TRAP ME INTO A TIME LIMIT.
WELL, SINCE HE HAS TROTTED OUT THIS WHEEZY DEVICE,
HE MUST EXPECT THE USUAL WHEEZY ANSWER.
I CERTAINLY EXPECT
TO SPEAK LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES.
INDEED, I MAY SPEAK 15 HOURS.
ATTABOY, ORRIN.
I MIGHT ALSO SAY, MR. PRESIDENT,
THAT I DO NOT NEED ANY COACHING FROM THE SIDELINES
FROM THE ESTEEMED SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT PLAIN THAT MY OPINIONS
ARE MY OWN, AND THEY DO NOT REFLECT THOSE