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I haven't been in Washington long, but I have learned that it is a place filled with people who say one thing to get elected and do the opposite once they get there.

I don't think I'm really open to having Washington change me.

Oh, that all the things my father had told me about how disgusting Washington is are true. And again it's the system - there are lots of nice, well-meaning people there. But it's a sleazy place. And politics is all about doing favors.

I don't know if the average person really has faith in Washington anymore.

I've been a political junkie for a long time. I find the way Washington works is just fascinating to me.

I'm a really honest person.

This idea that you can't be an honest man and a Washington politician is a myth, a crock made up by sellouts and careerist hacks who don't stand for anything and are impatient with people who do. It's possible to do this job with honor and dignity.

I'm not a career politician, so the ways of Washington may be a little obscure to me.