“The American formula for creating business is not to have the government create business.” Quote by John Sununu
“The principal role of the President of the United States is the security of the country and participating in trying to stabilize the world.” WorldTryingCountryStatesPresidentUnitedRolesUnited StatesSecurityPrincipalParticipating Author:John Sununu
“We'll always have bureaucracies, but bureaucracies led by bureaucrats might be too much of a bad thing.” MightToo MuchBad ThingsBureaucracyBureaucrats Author:John Sununu
“It's good to give seniors more choices and more options, let them choose a plan that's best for them and target assistance to the lowest income people.” PeopleGivingChoicesPlansIncomeTargetSeniorLowestAssistance Author:John Sununu
“Office holders are a self-selected group; you don't get elected if you don't put your name on the ballot. There are many people who would do a great job, but who would never think to run. Find them. Badger them. Get them elected. They might not thank you for it, but a lot of other people will.” PeopleIfsThinkingSelfMightRunningJobsNamesGroupsOfficeThank YouSelectedBallotsGreat JobBadgers Author:John Sununu
“I would've loved to have been in a band, but sadly I just wasn't good enough.” Has BeensEnoughBandGood Enough Author:Tony Blair
“Politicians also have a love affair with the 'small business exemption.' Too much paperwork? Too heavy a burden? Not enough time? Just exempt small businesses from the rule. It sounds so pro-growth. Instead it's an admission that the costs of a regulation just can't be justified.” EnoughSoundGrowthToo MuchPoliticianCostAffairBurdenHeavyRegulationJustifiedSmall BusinessLove AffairEnough TimeAdmissionPaperworkExemptionNot Enough Time Author:John Sununu
“A candidate who tries to steer a path down the middle in an effort to 'win independents' runs the risk of convincing everyone that they have no core values. As much as - or more than - any other voters, independents want to see conviction and authenticity.” WantTryingRunningValuesWinningEffortPathRiskMiddleConvictionCoreAuthenticityCandidatesVotersConvincingSteersCore Values Author:John Sununu
“After everyone has had a chance to bluster, posture, and pontificate, we are left with one basic question: under any foreseeable circumstance, would it be in our national interest to default on our debt? The answer is unequivocally no.” LeftInterestChanceAnswersCircumstancesDebtPostureDefaultNational InterestsBluster Author:John Sununu
“Barack Obama's life was so much simpler in 2009. Back then, he had refined the cold act of blaming others for the bad economy into an art form. Deficits? Blame Bush's tax cuts. Spending? Blame the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. No business investment? Blame Wall Street.” ArtWarFormEconomyCuttingStreetsWallColdTaxesBlameInvestmentIraqSpendingBarackAfghanistanDeficitRefinedTax CutsBlaming Others Author:John Sununu
“Bureaucrats behave very differently than a private-sector manager because their motivations are different. Permanent bureaucrats, no matter how senior, worry about their next job.” DifferentMatterJobsMotivationNextWorryManagersPermanentBehaveSeniorPrivate SectorBureaucrats Author:John Sununu