Saxby Chambliss

thumb|Saxby Chambliss Clarence Saxby Chambliss (born November 10, 1943) is an American lawyer and retired politician who was a United States Senator from Georgia from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. Representative from 1995 to 2003. Quotes You can truly see that there is some melting going on. When you see it, all of a sudden you say, 'Hey, that issue that we've been talking about off and on over the years, there really is something to it.' Global warming fear lights fire under Congress SF Chronicle (September 23, 2006) Quotes about Chambliss I'd never seen anything like that ad. Putting pictures of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden next to the picture of a man who left three limbs on the battlefield -- it's worse than disgraceful. It's reprehensible. John McCain, commenting on Chambliss's 2002 television advertisement in his campaign against Max Cleland. Chambliss is a senator today by sole virtue of the fact that in 2002 he attacked incumbent Max Cleland -- who lost both legs and an arm in Vietnam and earned Silver and Bronze stars -- as soft on defense and lacking in patriotism. Where was ol' Saxby during the war? Home, of course, claiming a "football injury." How you get elected reflects your character, and Chambliss should never be allowed to live down the shame of what he did in 2002. Never. Esquire Magazine, in its 2008 feature, "Esquire Endorses America" External links United States Senator Saxby Chambliss official U.S. Senate website Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:Members of the United States Senate Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians Category:Lawyers from the United States Category:People from North Carolina Category:People from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives