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When Dan Quayle made a tacit comparison between himself and John Kennedy:

Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.

Lloyd Bentsen

As one of our colleagues recently put it, this Republican pledge of no new taxes is pure Bushlips. It's Bushlips when the president says 'No new taxes' and sends a budget requiring the Finance Committee to raise $20 billion in new revenues: $15 billion in taxes and $5 billion in user fees.

Lloyd Bentsen

A fellow from Texas can tell the difference between grass-roots and AstroTurf.

Lloyd Bentsen

Lloyd Bentsen

Lloyd Bentsen

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Born: February 11, 1921

Died: May 23, 2006 (aged 85)

Bio: Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket.

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