“You're more likely to vote Democratic if you hate Republicans than if you love Democrats, and vice versa.” Quote by 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
“[Ronald]Reagan and[George W.] Bush were far more radical than other presidents.” PresidentRadical Author:Kevin Drum
“Republican voters already hated Democrats so much that [Bill] Clinton and [Barack] Obama didn't really have much impact.” RepublicanImpactBillsClintonDemocratBarackHatedVoters Author:Kevin Drum
“Democrats are awfully sensitive to losing power for a few years. I report, you decide.” YearsLosingDemocratSensitiveReportsLosing Power Author:Kevin Drum
“Apparently the Republican base got radicalized first, and Democrats picked up the ball later. Or something.” FirstsRepublicanBallsDemocrat Author:Kevin Drum
“On the Medicare side, they limited their cuts to far in the future, and to providers.” SidesCuttingMedicareProviders Author:Kevin Drum
“We stiffened the penalties for fraud, we extended nationwide efforts to make sure that payments are accurate and they closed a loophole in which people were gaming the system. We didn't change eligibility requirements or reduce the level of benefits.” PeopleLevelsEffortBenefitsFraudAccuratePenaltiesRequirementsPaymentGamingLoopholesEligibility Author:Kevin Drum
“The WHO took care to explicitly say that processed meat didn’t rank alongside smoking when it comes to cancer risk.” CareRiskCancerMeatSmoking Author:Kevin Drum
“In 2002, a lot of the pundits didn't get the off-year elections right. In 2004, a lot of people thought I was going down eight days before the election.” PeopleYearsElectionEightPundits Author:George W. Bush
“I think most people, when they take a look at the candidates and the positions of the candidates, realize that protecting this country and keeping this economy going are the two most important issues. And you can't protect the country if you retreat from overseas, and you can't keep the economy growing if you raise taxes. And that's exactly what the Democrats in the House would like to do.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksTwoImportantCountryHouseRealizingEconomyIssuesGrowingPositionProtectTaxesRaisesDemocratCandidatesRetreatImportant Issues Author:George W. Bush