Political Quotes that only a Mother could love

Tom DeLay on bipartisanship:
"We have a small faction, and they are a minority, who believe they are there to govern. Then there is the majority of us who believe that indeed we are there to govern but more importantly we are there to be an opposition to the Democratic philosophy and the only way to do that is through confrontation."

Tom DeLay offers a novel view of American federalism.
"I am the federal government."(Responding to a restaurant owner who told him to extinguish his cigar in accordance with the law of the federal government.) -Washington Post, May 15, 2003

Tom DeLay on What a Woman is Good For:
"A woman can take care of the family. It takes a man to provide structure. To provide stability." in an interview with conservative commentator Armstrong Williams

Tom DeLay asks, Whats wrong with toxins?
"It's never been proven that air toxics (sic) are hazardous to people." Houston Chronicle, October 27, 1990