“Americans do not like long wars with indecisive outcomes.” LongWarOutcomesIndecisive Author:Paul Gigot
“Obama's style of argumentation is unlike any president I have ever met, and I've met a lot of them. And the condescension that oozes from him when he's talking about his opponents, it's really striking.” PresidentTalkingStyleMetsOpponentsCondescensionArgumentation Author:Paul Gigot
“It is important for students to get a - to be exposed to a variety of people. Just like you want football players, you want piccolo players, you want people from all over the country and different backgrounds.” PeopleWantImportantDifferentCountryPlayerStudentsFootballLike YouBackgroundsVarietyExposedFootball PlayerDifferent Backgrounds Author:Paul Gigot
“There are no barriers to entries. Think of this as Linux in terms of software. Anyone can have part of the operating system so long as you pledge allegiance to the ideas. Previously, if you wanted to join al Qaeda, you had to travel to an al Qaeda safe haven, probably in northern Pakistan or Afghanistan. Now all you have to do is get a gun, choose a target, and carry out an attack.” IfsThinkingLongIdeasWantedTermHavensSafeGunBarriersTargetAlsSoftwareAfghanistanPakistanPledgeAllegianceEntryAl QaedaLinuxSafe HavenOperating Systems Author:Paul Gigot
“When you can identify a specific tax that people don't like, and this is one that was designed for the Rockefellers, for the Carnegies in 1916, to fund World War I, but now it's beginning to hit small business people, real estate holders, a lot of people well down the income scale who just spent a life building assets. Suddenly they get hit with a 40%, 50% tax rate.” PeopleWorldWellsWarRealBuildingTaxesRateScalesIncomeWar Of The WorldsFundAssetsWorld War IEstatesSmall BusinessCarnegie Author:Paul Gigot
“Larry Summers is to modesty what Madonna is to Chastity.” SummerModestyChastityLarry Author:Paul Gigot
“When Republicans are down, in disarray, feeling blue, they turn to a tried-and-true elixir, sort of a Doctor Feelgood medicine for them. It's called tax cuts.” FeelingsTurnsCuttingRepublicanTaxesDoctorsBlueMedicineTax CutsElixirDisarrayFeeling Blue Author:Paul Gigot
“In case you didn't know, ethanol is made by mixing corn with your tax dollars.” KnowsMadeCasesTaxesDollarsCornMixingTax DollarsEthanol Author:Paul Gigot
“From the economy to national security to government ethics, the Republican nominee promised once-in-a-lifetime change if he is elected Nov. 8.” IfsGovernmentEconomySecurityRepublicanEthicsLifetimeNational SecurityOnce In A Lifetime Author:Paul Gigot
“The era of resisting big government is never over.” BigsGovernmentLibertyLibertarianErasLibertarianismResistingBig Government Author:Paul Gigot
“If you're going to run for president as the anti-Clinton, you should know that Democrats and their media friends will do whatever it takes to make you look Clintonian... The questions won't go away because Democrats are desperate to define Republican deviancy down to Clinton levels. The ugliness is just getting started.” IfsKnowsShouldLooksRunningPoliticsPresidentLevelsMediaRepublicanClintonDemocratDesperateGoing AwayUglinessWhatever It TakesGetting Started Author:Paul Gigot
“If Al Gore loses his brazen attempt to win on the dimples, one reason will be that he finally convinced enough Republicans to fight like Democrats.” IfsReasonEnoughFightingPoliticsWinningLosesRepublicanDemocratConvincedAlsGoreBrazenDimples Author:Paul Gigot
