“Democrats have a problem if they go one way and don't emphasize the rule of law and only have compassion. The Republicans have a problem if they only go with the rule of law. There has to be a balance.” IfsWayProblemLawCompassionBalanceRepublicanDemocratOne WayRule Of Law Author:Matthew Dowd
“Military metaphors are rarely exact, but sending Republicans against Democrats when the issue hangs in the balance is nearly always as futile as sending George B. McClellan against Robert E. Lee, the Italians against Marshal Montgomery's desert rats or an Arab armored division against an Israeli rifle company. The copy desk can write the headline before the battle begins and take the rest of the night off.” WritingNightCompanyIssuesMilitaryBalanceRepublicanBattleDemocratMetaphorDesertCopiesDivisionDesksRatsIsraeliHeadlinesRiflesMontgomeryMcclellan Author:Wesley Pruden
“In recent years, even as the court has become an increasingly political body, the Senate is not focused on preserving any perceived ideological balance when Democrat presidents have appointed people to the court.” PeopleYearsBodyPoliticalPresidentBalanceCourtDemocratFocusedSenateIdeological Author:Sam Brownback
“I don't think that Rush, Hannity, Drudge, Ann Coulter, Fox News, and AM Radio can create enough of a balance to undo the distorted media that we get from the Democrat Media Complex.” ThinkingEnoughMediaBalanceNewsDemocratComplexesRadioFoxesFox News Author:Andrew Breitbart
“I won't support any budget, whether it's a Republican or a Democrat budget, that doesn't lead to balance.” SupportBalanceRepublicanDemocratBudgets Author:Rand Paul
“I'm pleased that I've balanced budgets. I was on the world of business for 25 years. If you didn't balance your budget, you went out of business. I went into the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance, and made a success there. I had the chance to be governor of a state. Four years in a row, Democrats and Republicans came together to balance the budget. We cut taxes 19 times and balanced our budget.” IfsWorldYearsMadeStatesTogetherChanceFourCuttingBalanceRepublicanTaxesDemocratBudgetsFour YearsBalancedGovernorsOlympicsBalanced Budget Author:Mitt Romney
“I think this is an exciting time where we can actually get a compromise between Democrats and Republicans, and we have to for this country. Now, I think we need not only to balance the budget in the future but we also need balance in the budget.” ThinkingCountryBalanceRepublicanExcitingDemocratCompromise Author:Amy Klobuchar
“Ever since John Kennedy, Democrats have had a weakness for dashing younger men like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and, I suppose, Jimmy Carter. They balance their tickets with senior statesmen - Lyndon Johnson, Joe Biden, Walter Mondale. (Al Gore was young but played ancient).” MenYoungBalanceWeaknessBillsClintonDemocratAncientBarackAlsTicketsSeniorJohnsonGoreJimmyStatesmenCarterBidenDashingJohn KennedyWalter Mondale Author:Joe Klein