“I do not believe that the Social Security system is in crisis. The Social Security Administration itself recently reported that the system is able to pay full benefits as they are defined today until at least 2042.” BelieveTodayAbleSocialPaySecurityBenefitsCrisisDefinedAdministrationSocial SecuritySecurity Systems Author:James T. Walsh
“Gas prices in many parts of the country are nearing $4 a gallon; it could get even worse as unrest spreads throughout the oil-exporting Middle East. Yet the Obama administration once again seems to see no crisis. It has curtailed new leases for offshore oil exploration for seven years and exempted thousands of acres in the West from new drilling. It will not reconsider opening up small areas of Alaska with known large oil reserves.” YearsCountrySeemsKnownMiddleAreasCrisisWestSevenSpreadOilEastOpeningAdministrationGasExplorationMiddle EastReservesSeven YearsAlaskaOpening UpAcresUnrestGallonsDrillingLeaseGas PricesOffshoreExporting Author:Victor Davis Hanson
“[Barack] Obama has a grasp of language and the presentation of language, particularly in times of crisis. And he did this over the race issue. He did this early on in his administration, when the country was polarized. That was unprecedented.” CountryLanguageRaceIssuesCrisisAdministrationBarackPresentationUnprecedentedTimes Of CrisisRace Issues Author:Frank Luntz
“As a veteran, I believe we have a responsibility to take care of all our men and women who have served - and I will fight to fix the crisis at the Veterans Administration caused by negligent leadership in Washington.” MenBelieveCareFightingI BelieveResponsibilityMen And WomenCrisisTake CareAdministrationVeteran Author:Joni Ernst
“That was an exception within the [Barack] Obama administration's economic policy, a crisis that he inherited from the previous administration, and felt it was essential to carry through on.” FeltEconomicPolicyEssentialsCrisisAdministrationBarackExceptionEconomic Policy Author:Judy Woodruff
“There was a direct jobs program from the Rooselvelt administration in the 1930s. The Justice Department has set up a task force to investigate the banks and the mortgage crisis but that's a little too late. Whenever they report they will report the obvious. It will be too late to impact the people who need the help the most.” PeopleNeedsLittlesHelpingJobsForceJusticeLateProgramTasksDirectCrisisImpactObviousAdministrationDepartmentReportsToo LateMortgage1930sTask ForcesMortgage Crisis Author:Jesse Jackson
“I have a range of scenarios. One of them is a chaos, that what could happen is Congress does step up a little bit and the administration is paralyzed. And we go through all kinds of constitutional crises, impeachment or the 25th Amendment removal process. Another frightening scenario is Donald Trump is steering his way to a series of international confrontations at the same time as he's appeasing Russia.” WayKindLittlesDoeHappensBitsProcessStepsTrumpLittle BitCrisisSeriesChaosInternationalCongressRussiaAll KindsAdministrationRangeAmendmentsFrighteningScenariosConfrontationStep UpRemovalParalyzedSteeringImpeachment Author:David Frum
“Believing that a crisis is a useful thing to create, the Obama administration - which understands that, for liberalism, worse is better - has deliberately aggravated the fiscal shambles that the Great Recession accelerated.” BelieveCrisisAdministrationLiberalismRecessionsUseful ThingsAggravatedGreat RecessionShambles Author:George Will
“The Bush Administration and the Congress have to stop ignoring this crisis in international trade. The longer we ignore it, the more American jobs will move overseas. It's just that simple.” JobsMovingSimpleCrisisTradeInternationalCongressAdministrationInternational TradeAmerican Jobs Author:Byron Dorgan
“Decrying the mismanagement that led to the summer's catastrophic wildfires: The Clinton administration didn't cause these fires, but their policies have left the Forest Service under-funded and under-prepared for this crisis. I don't think it's a conspiracy, but it's a philosophy they have that leads to explosive fires that destroy everything.” ThinkingPhilosophyLeftCausesFirePolicySummerCrisisPreparedClintonForestsAdministrationPreparationConspiracyExplosivesWildfiresMismanagement Author:Marc Racicot