Saxbe Chambliss Quotes


If you get anything done, you will be criticized


Context

That decade was a particularly contentious one with respect to American politics. Ideologues tended to dominate much of the political rhetoric. Chambliss, a conservative Republican. had just been criticized by one of the non-elected right wing ideologues for having conversations with a Democratic senator about the framework that might be used for a bipartisan effort to deal with the rapidly growing entitlements fraction of the national budget. Chambliss was not deterred by the fanatics in his own party.


Citations

Saxbe Chambliss, U. S. Senator (Republican, GA), PBS News Hour, February 17, 2011

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