"Well, for me, that would be a 72 percent reduction."
--Outgoing Senate Majority leader George Mitchell (D-Maine), when told that if he took the position of baseball commissioner he would have to deal with "28 owners with big egos." Mitchell was quoted in The New York Times of March 6, 1994. Mitchell, who announced his resignation from the Senate, confirmed that he has considered the post as a possible future occupation.
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The Farce Side
