“From where many of us in the U.K. sit, American politics is hopelessly polarized. All kinds of issues get bundled up into two great heaps. The rest of the world, today and across the centuries, simply doesn't see things in this horribly oversimplified way.” WorldWayKindTwoTodayAmericaPoliticalPoliticsNationsIssuesCenturyAll KindsHopelessnessAmerican PoliticsWorld TodaySimplifyPolarizationPolarizing Author:N. T. Wright
“Here is a good bill that's needed in America. If it's unconstitutional, let the U.S. Supreme Court reverse its opinion and get in line with New Hampshire and that will make it constitutional.” IfsAmericaLinesOpinionNeededBillsCourtSupremeReverseSupreme CourtAmerican PoliticsUnconstitutionalHampshireNew Hampshire Author:Meldrim Thomson, Jr.
“Jimmy Carter, who embraced all manner of schemes to make America a second or third-rate country, came down so squarely in favor of the double nickel [the 55 mph National Speed Limit]...This is the same Jimmy Carter whose limosine with him in it, just a little later in his presidency, was timed at an average of 72 mph for the 21.5 mile trip from Detroit Metro to the Detroit Plaza Hotel. He didn't want to be late for a campaign appearance.” WantLittlesCountryAmericaLimitsLateThirdsRateAverageAppearanceSpeedFavorsCampaignsMilesHotelSchemesPresidencyAmerican PoliticsJimmyCarterDetroitNickelsMetroSpeed LimitsMph Author:Patrick Bedard
“The American people aren't overtaxed. The government in Washington is overfed. The main difference between ourselves and the other side is: we see an America where every day is the Fourth of July. They see an America where every day is April 15.” PeopleGovernmentAmericaSidesDifferencesFourthAmerican PoliticsAprilJuly Author:Ronald Reagan
“The national Democratic leadership is going so far left, they've left America. Don't let them bury the American dream in their graveyard of gloom and envy.” DreamAmericaLeftDemocraticEnvyAmerican DreamAmerican PoliticsGloomGraveyardDemocratic Leadership Author:Ronald Reagan
“Third parties in America gravitate not only to the extremes, but to irrelevance. (John Anderson's upcoming presidential campaign will undoubtedly confirm both tendencies.)” AmericaPartyThirdsExtremesCampaignsTendenciesPresidentialAmerican PoliticsThird PartiesPresidential CampaignIrrelevance Author:Charles Krauthammer
“The most critical problem we face, not only in the barrios, but in Nicaragua and Central America, is that of the threat of an invasion by the United States.” StatesProblemAmericaFacesUnitedUnited StatesThreatCriticalAmerican PoliticsInvasionNicaraguaCentral America Author:Jackie Jackson
“Fear and hatred are the legacy of Ronald Reagan. America's vision of peace and freedom [is being] blasted by the guns of the U.S. Navy in Lebanon, the guns of U.S. paratroopers in Grenada, and the guns of U.S. helicopters in Honduras and El Salvador.” AmericaVisionGunHatredLegacyNavyAmerican PoliticsHelicoptersLebanonEl SalvadorHondurasGrenadaParatroopers Author:Alan Cranston
“It could well be the end of justice in America. Do not let Mr. Reagan get his hands on that court.” WellsEndsHandsAmericaJusticeCourtAmerican Politics Author:Walter F. Mondale