“I have never understood why the politicians who are most eager to send soldiers into harm's way are always depicted as their most ardent friends.” WayPoliticianUnderstoodSoldierHarmArdent Author:Joe Conason
“The contrast, between the two parties is now so strong that I think senator [Bernie ]Sanders has summed it up himself several times. He has said on her worst day, whatever that means, Hillary Clinton is infinitely better than any Republican.” ThinkingMeanSaidTwoStrongPartyWorstRepublicanClintonContrastSenatorsWorst Day Author:Joe Conason
“I believe, if Hillary Clinton is the nominee, Bernie Sanders will be her most powerful and strongest supporter. No question. And he is going to take credit for positions that she`s taken and she`ll have to live with that.” IfsBelieveI BelievePowerfulTakenPositionClintonCreditMost PowerfulStrongestSupporter Author:Joe Conason
“The irony is that what was supposed to be a great vulnerability of Hillary Clinton , which the Iraq war vote which she has acknowledged was a terrible mistake, has lent an aura of strength in a funny way.” WayWarMistakeTerribleVoteClintonIraqSupposed To BeIronyVulnerabilityIraq WarAuras Author:Joe Conason
“If you look at polls, Hillary Clinton is considered the toughest in a field of men. That`s no small victory for her going towards a general election.” IfsMenLooksFieldsVictoryElectionClintonPollsGeneral ElectionsSmall Victories Author:Joe Conason
“Of all the potential perils to the new American republic, the prospect of concentrated power . . . troubled the intellectual leaders of the Revolutionary generation. Familiar as the founders were with old Europe . . . they understood why the accumulation of inherited wealth led to inequities and imbalances that inevitably corrupted any system of government.” GovernmentPoliticalWealthLeaderGenerationsIntellectualUnderstoodEuropeFamiliarRevolutionaryRepublicFoundersPerilAccumulationImbalanceSystems Of GovernmentInherited Wealth Book:It Can Happen Here: Authoritarian Peril in the Age of Bush Source: It Can Happen Here: Authoritarian Peril in the Age of Bush
“The problem isn't that conservatives are wrong about the efficiency of markets or the creativity of enterprise. It's that they have made false idols of both, usually without acknowledging that markets work best when well regulated, that private enterprise cannot meet every human need, that government has always played a critical role in our economy, and that the profit motive can be socially and environmentally destructive as well as dynamic.” NeedsHumansWellsMadeProblemGovernmentPoliticalRolesCreativityEconomyProfitCriticalMotiveEnterpriseDestructiveIdolsEfficiencyHuman NeedsPrivate EnterpriseProfit Motive Author:Joe Conason
“The available divorce data show that marital breakdown is now considerably more common in the Bible Belt than in the secular Northeast. . . . The percentages of broken families and unwed mothers remained higher in places like Arkansas and Oklahoma than in New York and Massachusetts.” ShowsMotherReligionCommonNew YorkBrokenHigherAvailableDivorceDataSecularBeltsPercentagesBreakdownMassachusettsOklahomaArkansasBroken Family Author:Joe Conason
“Conservatives truly love America and support the armed forces, while liberals are unpatriotic draft dodgers.” AmericaForceSupportArmed ForcesDodgersUnpatriotic Author:Joe Conason
“Dozens of America's wealthiest taxpayers - including hedge fund legend Michael Steinhardt, super trial lawyer Guy Saperstein, and Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's fame - have appealed to President Obama not to renew the Bush tax cuts for anyone earning more than $1 million a year.” YearsAmericaGuyPresidentMillionsCuttingFameTaxesIncludingLawyerTrialsFundLegendsPresident ObamaDozenEarningTaxpayersJerryTax CutsHedge FundTrial Lawyers Author:Joe Conason
“The Patriotic Millionaires campaign, pulled together quickly by the Agenda Project in New York City, just happens to appear on the same day as a new study from the Center for Responsive Politics revealing that half of the members of the House and the Senate are millionaires.” HappensTogetherHouseCitiesHalfStudyNew YorkMembersProjectsCampaignsAgendasPatrioticNew York CitySenateRevealingMillionaire Author:Joe Conason
“Not surprisingly, some of the super-rich declined to join the Patriotic Millionaires when the Agenda Project reached out to them. At least two airily dismissed the Bush tax cuts for millionaires and above - which will cost well over $700 billion over the coming decade - as small potatoes.” WellsTwoRichCuttingCostTaxesProjectsDecadesBillionsAgendasPatrioticPotatoesMillionaireTax Cuts Author:Joe Conason
