George Nethercutt Quotes
If we win, we'll make history, and I'll serve you on the Agriculture Committee.
Connelly, Joel. "Nethercutt Promises Clout on Farm Panel." Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2 Nov. 1994.
Describing Everett Dirksen, 1896-1969, U.S. Congressman (Republican, IL):
He lost his seat as the Conservatives were routed by Labor in the election.
Speaker of the House Thomas Reid is:. The nickname stuck, and Reed was known thereafter as "Czar Reed" by friends and enemies alike.
He and his Prime Minister, John Majors, had become so unpopular, that they were forced to resign by their own Conservative Party and never had to be voted out of office.
When Disraeli first entered politics and tried to run for Parliament the notion that he would ever become Prime Minister was very unrealistic to everyone except Disraeli. In addition to no political experience at the time, he came from a Jewish background at a time when anti-Semitism was very common and acceptable to England. Even if he were not inexperienced and Jewish, he was not part of the British aristocracy and was not socially connected. He also had no large business and industrial connections and no important family connections. However, he was a marvelous writer and speaker, a very fast learner, and turned out to be a political natural. Most historians rate him as one of the two or three greatest British Prime Ministers.
George Rector Nethercutt Jr. is an American politician, author, consultant, columnist, and commentator. Nethercutt is the founder and chairman of The George Nethercutt Foundation. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2005, representing Washington's 5th congressional district.
