“Apple is happy to allow users more control over their devices as long as it also happens to benefit Apple. If it doesn't, then tough.” IfsLongHappensBenefitsToughApplesDevicesUsers Author:Kevin Drum
“You're more likely to vote Democratic if you hate Republicans than if you love Democrats, and vice versa.” IfsHateRepublicanVoteDemocraticDemocratVicesVice Versa Author:Kevin Drum
“If Robert Heinlein is more to your taste than George Lucas: “If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for, but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against.” That’s certainly true of me. Over my lifetime, the Republican Party has done far more to repulse me than the Democratic Party has done to appeal to me. But the result in the voting booth would be about the same either way.” IfsWayWantMayDoneWould BeCertainResultsPartyRepublicanTasteVoteDemocraticLifetimeAppealsCandidatesVotingRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyRobert Heinlein Author:Kevin Drum
“Ben Carson says his flat tax will be around 15 percent. And by God, if he ever shows you the details, you'll see how awesome and deficit-killing it is.” IfsShowsTaxesPercentKillingDetailsFlatsDeficitKilling ItFlat TaxBen Carson Author:Kevin Drum
“[Donald] Trump had the opportunity to go after [Hillary] Clinton's emails at length if he wanted to, but he didn't.” IfsWantedOpportunityTrumpClintonLengthEmail Author:Kevin Drum
“When Donald Trump disingenuously demands to know why [Hillary] Clinton never tried to close the loopholes he used, the answer is: She did. And if there had been any way to make it retroactive, she probably would have voted for that too.” IfsKnowsWayUsedAnswersTrumpDemandClintonLoopholes Author:Kevin Drum
“I don't support everything Bernie Sanders supports, but I support most of it: universal health care, reining in Wall Street, fighting climate change, reversing the growth of income inequality, and so forth. If we could accomplish all this in a couple of years, I'd be delighted. But we can't.” IfsYearsCareFightingGrowthSupportStreetsWallCoupleUniversalClimateClimate ChangeAccomplishIncomeInequalityHealth CareDelightedIncome InequalityUniversal Health Care Author:Kevin Drum
“Of course the system can be changed. Why would I bother spending 14 years of my life blogging if I didn't believe that?” IfsYearsBelieveCoursesChangedSpendingBotherBlogging Author:Kevin Drum
“If I could snap my fingers and import France's health care system today, I'd do it.” IfsCareTodayFingersFranceHealth CareIf I CouldSnapsImportsHealth Care System Author:Kevin Drum
“I think liberals should accept that if we want big programs that significantly reduce inequality - and we should - it's going to require higher taxes on everyone. The rich can certainly do more, especially given their stupendous income increases since the Reagan era, but they can't do it all.” IfsThinkingWantShouldBigsGivenAcceptingRichHigherTaxesProgramIncreaseIncomeInequalityEras Author:Kevin Drum
“If Trump really opposed the war in Iraq, all he has to do is show us the evidence. It would take five minutes. He hasn’t done it. He’s lying.” IfsWarDoneShowsLyingFiveMinutesTrumpEvidenceIraqFive Minutes Author:Kevin Drum
“If you want to make a difference in America, you need to be prepared for a very long, very frustrating slog.” IfsWantNeedsLongAmericaDifferencesPreparedMaking A DifferenceBe PreparedFrustrating Author:Kevin Drum
“If you don’t want your followers to give up in disgust, your inspiration needs to be in the service of goals that are at least attainable.” IfsWantNeedsGivingInspirationGoalGiving UpFollowersDisgusting Author:Kevin Drum
“Actually, I think we all understand just fine why Donald Trump is president: because he ran a racist, boorish, epically mendacious campaign and Republicans all decided to go along with it. And even that wouldn’t have been enough if Trump hadn’t gotten some additional help from his pals James Comey and Vladimir Putin.” IfsThinkingHas BeensEnoughHelpingPresidentFineTrumpRepublicanDecidedCampaignsRanRacistPutinPals Author:Kevin Drum
“If Democrats vote against everyone sight unseen, then Republicans will vote for everyone sight unseen. However, if Democrats demonstrate that they’re considering each candidate on the merits, they have at least a fighting chance of defeating one or two of Trump’s nominees.” IfsTwoFightingChanceTrumpRepublicanVoteSightDemocratMeritCandidatesConsideringUnseen Author:Kevin Drum
“Betsy DeVos, for example, has shown that she’s flatly ignorant of an astounding amount of basic education policy. It might be possible to persuade two or three Republicans to oppose her on these grounds - but only if the entire confirmation process isn’t a pure partisan battle.” IfsTwoMightThreeProcessPolicyExampleAmountRepublicanBattlePureIgnorantPartisansConfirmationBasic Education Author:Kevin Drum
“The reporting is fake. Look, look...You know what it is? Here's the thing. The public isn't - you know, they read newspapers, they see television, they watch. They don't know if it's true or false because they're not involved.But I'm involved. So I know when you're telling the truth or when you're not. I just see many, many untruthful things.” IfsKnowsLooksWatchesTelevisionInvolvedNewspapersFakeTelling The TruthTrue Or False Author:Kevin Drum
