“Giving governors more leeway in administering health care could represent a small, positive development in the ongoing saga of Obamacare. Unfortunately, instead of choosing flexibility, President Obama and his left-leaning advisers always default to rigid 'Washington knows best' answers.” KnowsGivingCareLeftPresidentAnswersDevelopmentHealth CarePresident ObamaGovernorsFlexibilityOngoingObamacareDefaultAdviserSaga Author:Fred Upton
“I don't know why his lawyers didn't tell him, 'You don't have to answer any questions about your private life, Mr. President. Let them sue you. Take the heat. You don't have to answer.'” KnowsLiteraturePresidentAnswersLawyerHeatPrivate Life Author:Chris Matthews
“Steve Jobes called anybody. He was fearless. When he was very young, he had no filter. He would call the president of Hewlett-Packard and the head of Atari and say, 'I'm Steve Jobs.' He just didn't take no for an answer.” JobsYoungPresidentAnswersFearlessFiltersAtari Author:Joshua Michael Stern
“[President Bush] recently challenged Iraqi soldiers still fighting U.S. troops like so: ... 'My answer is bring 'em on.' For those of you who may be criticizing Bush for acting like a movie cowboy, let me remind you. He's actually acting more like a movie cheerleader.” MayStillsFightingPresidentAnswersActingLet MeSoldierEmsCriticizeTroopsCowboyPresident BushCheerleader Author:Jon Stewart
“In Britain the government has to come down in front of Parliament every day to explain its actions, but here the President never answers directly to Congress.” GovernmentActionPresidentAnswersFrontsCongressBritainParliament Author:Bella Abzug
“I am not interested in being vice president of the United States. I've let the candidate know. If the candidate asks me to be vice president, the answer is I got to say yes. But he's not going to ask me.” IfsKnowsStatesAsksPresidentAnswersUnitedUnited StatesVicesAsk MeCandidatesNot InterestedVice President Author:Brian Williams
“When people ask if the United States can afford to place on trial the president, if the system can stand impeachment, my answer is, "Can we stand anything else?” PeopleIfsMenStatesAmericaAsksPresidentAnswersUnitedUnited StatesDifficultyAdversityTrialsImpeachment Author:George McGovern
“Obama's got a great sense of humor, but mainly he has a great thinking presence, which is uncommon. It's hard to imagine being able to do, think over answers and deliver them on television. If I were president I would constantly be spluttering.” IfsThinkingHardAblePresidentAnswersImagineTelevisionSense Of HumorUncommon Author:Roy Blount, Jr.
“President Clinton says he looks forward to the day a citizen can call the IRS and get the right answer to a question. I look forward to the day I can call the IRS and get a voice that says, 'Sorry, that number has been disconnected.'” LooksHas BeensI CanPresidentVoiceAnswersNumbersCitizensClintonSorryDisconnectedIrsRight AnswersPresident ClintonSaying Sorry Author:Jay Leno
“Every candidate running for president has got to answer the following very simple question: At a time when we need to address the planetary crisis of climate change, and transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and into energy efficiency and sustainability, should we continue to give $135 billion in tax breaks and subsidies over the next decade to fossil fuel companies?” NeedsGivingShouldRunningNextEnergyPresidentSimpleAnswersCompanyBreakTaxesCrisisClimateClimate ChangeFollowingDecadesBillionsCandidatesFuelAddressesSustainabilityEfficiencyFossilsFossil FuelSubsidiesTax BreaksEnergy Efficiency Author:Bernie Sanders
“New Rule: President Bush must stop acting like WE'RE the idiots. He gives speech after speech, and the theme is always the same; 'What part of freedom don't you get, you morons?'. I'll answer that for you Mr. President. The part where you give it to people by blowing them up.” PeopleGivingPresidentAnswersActingSpeechIdiotThemePresident BushMoron Author:Bill Maher