Punch Pols
During these initial months of the 2008 presidential campaign, Democratic hopeful Mike Gravel has developed a reputation as a rabble-rouser, the guy in the room who says the quirkiest things and muddies up the waters a little bit.
In the forthcoming issue of GOOD magazine (on newsstands next week), Gravel continues his penchant for the unpredictable:
» On the 2002 Iraq war resolution: “I’d have filibustered that sucker and stuck it up their nose with a pitchfork.”
» On his years in the Senate representing Alaska: “When principle is at stake, there is no compromise. That’s the reason I was not loved by my peers in the Senate. Many of them hated me.”
» On haircuts: “I pay more than I should. I pay about $30. I can’t afford it, but I’ve enough vanity that, as I’m losing my hair, I want to make sure it flops the right way.”
» On a Gravel presidency: “First thing we’ll do is blow up Abu Ghraib before we leave. And then we’ll blow up Guantanamo.”
