Quotes about Meese

Edward J. M. Little

Meese was a sleaze.

Referring to the actions of United States Attorney General, Edwin M. Meese III, in the Wedtech case. This was a very unusual situation where a United States Attorney publicly admits to the bad behavior of a former Attorney General.

Anonymous

A slug can leave but there's always a slimy trail behind him.

Referring to the potential political impact of the resignation of U. S. Attorney, Edward Meese:

Arthur J. Kropp

He has never been more than two steps ahead of the law.

Referring to Attorney General, Edwin Meese:

Joseph R. Biden Jr.

I'm always impressed by your disdain for Congress. That's one of the reasons you have such good relations with us.

He was addressing Attorney General Edwin Meese, whose poor congressional relations were legend.

Edwin Meese

I was attorney general; my name is Meese. I say, go to college. Don't carry a piece.

Mary McGrory

If he had been sent to check out Bluebeard's castle, he would have come back with a glowing report about the admirable condition of the cutlery.

Referring to Attorney General, Edwin Meese:

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Yeah, I’m thinking it’s a reunion or, since it is our classmates, a collection of idiots. Let’s call it a meese. Like geese, only with morons. (Caleb)

Al D'Amato

What planet are you on?

The Attorney General, Edwin Meese, told the senator that the United States was winning the war on drugs. The senator asked him:

Arnold I. Burns

I could not permit my silence and my inaction to be construed as condonation.... With my tongue tied by the confidentiality demanded of me by law, there was only one way I could make a statement that something was wrong. I chose it. I resigned.

Explaining his reasons for resigning from the Justice Department under Edwin Meese:

Tony Coelho

Now Mr. Meese can put his own feet in his mouth.

Attorney General Meese's chief spokesman at the Justice Department resigned:

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