“The Occupy movement needs an organizing principle, and - just as the Tea Party did - it needs some actual measures of success. Choose one candidate whose agenda is squarely within that of the movement and make his or her electoral success a focal point.” NeedsPartyPrinciplesMovementTeaCandidatesAgendasTea PartyMeasure Of SuccessFocal PointOccupy Movement Author:Eliot Spitzer
“The Republican argument that raising the debt ceiling encourages additional future spending is logically irresponsible. The debt ceiling has to be raised to authorize spending already approved by Congress. Despite that fallacy, the GOP has been able to score political points with its argument.” Has BeensAblePoliticalRepublicanArgumentRaisedCongressDebtSpendingDespiteScoreCeilingsIrresponsibleFallacyApprovedGopDebt Ceiling Author:Eliot Spitzer
“The Tea Party isolated Mitt Romney from mainstream voters, linking him to a rabid ideology that he could not shake as he desperately tried to move to the middle in the closing weeks of the campaign. Lesson: The loudest voices don't often command the votes needed to win in November.” MovingWinningVoicePartyWeekMiddleNeededLessonsVoteCampaignsCommandIdeologyTeaShakesVotersIsolatedMainstreamClosingRomneyNovemberTea Party Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Global warming threatens our health, our economy, our natural resources, and our children's future. It is clear we must act.” ChildrenNaturalEconomyClearResourcesOur ChildrenGlobal WarmingNatural Resources Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Virtually everywhere in the world, people still wake up and want their country to be more like the United States than any other nation. We are the envy of the world because of what we stand for and how our democratic process, flawed as it may often seem to be, operates. We should take pride in that.” PeopleWorldWantShouldMayStillsCountryStatesSeemsNationsProcessUnitedUnited StatesPrideWake UpDemocraticEnvyFlawedDemocratic Process Author:Eliot Spitzer
“I would say to those who don't like the metaphor This is reality.” RealityMetaphor Author:Eliot Spitzer
“The reason to drive this point home with a vivid and frank comparison is many New Yorkers are still not confronting the reality of how serious our crisis is. It was an exhortation to face reality.” StillsReasonHomeRealityFacesSeriousCrisisComparisonFrankVividNew YorkersConfronting Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Never write when you can talk. Never talk when you can nod. And never put anything in an e-mail.” WritingMail Author:Eliot Spitzer
“From those to whom much is given, much is expected. I have been given much: the love of my family, the faith and trust of the people of New York, and the chance to lead this state. I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me.” PeopleHas BeensStatesGivenChanceNew YorkMy FamilySorryExpected Author:Eliot Spitzer
“I believe in an evolving Constitution. A flexible Constitution leaves room for us to consider not merely how the world once was, but how it ought to be.” WorldBelieveI BelieveRoomsOughtConstitutionI Believe InEvolveFlexible Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Jimmy Carter laid out policies that we now look back at and say, 'Gee, that actually made sense.' But you also need to explain it and convey and communicate in a way that provides that tableau, that understanding.” WayNeedsLooksMadeUnderstandingPolicyCommunicateJimmyCarterTableau Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that should inform our approach to every challenge, from reforming state government to engaging in foreign affairs.” ShouldHumansSoulStatesGovernmentUsedChallengesApproachCapacityErrorsAffairRecognitionEngagingMaximsSoul SearchingState GovernmentHuman CapacityForeign Affairs Author:Eliot Spitzer
