“Obama was quite serious when he said he was going to change the world. And now he has a national crisis, a personal mandate, a pliant Congress, a desperate public - and, at his disposal, the greatest pot of money in galactic history.” WorldSaidSeriousCrisisCongressChanging The WorldDesperatePotMandates Author:Charles Krauthammer
“Let us not forget, the financial crisis had its roots in the decision by Congress to embark on a course of social justice to get everyone that wanted a home into one, regardless of whether or not they could afford it.” HomeWantedCoursesSocialJusticeDecisionForgetRootsCrisisSocial JusticeFinancialCongressFinancial Crisis Author:Ed Royce
“It is precisely those members of Congress who have had the most to do with creating the risks that led to the current economic crisis who are making the most noise against others, and summoning people before their committee to be browbeaten and humiliated on nationwide television.” PeopleRiskEconomicTelevisionMembersCreatingCrisisCongressCurrentsNoiseCommitteesHumiliatedEconomic CrisisSummoning Book:Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (Large Print 16pt) Source: Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (Large Print 16pt)
“The Americans made the decision out of principle to buy Russian equipment for us because our pilots and mechanics were trained on Russian aircraft. But, then, as a result of the Ukraine crisis, the US Congress imposed sanctions on Russia and the equipment could no longer be delivered to us. I am proud of our security and defense forces.” MadeForceDecisionResultsPrinciplesSecurityProudCrisisCongressDefenseRussiaPilotsEquipmentMechanicUkraineSanctionsAircraft Author:Ashraf Ghani
“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
“In the campaign back in 2007, 2008, people would say, "Oh, he's being naïve. He thinks that there's no red states and blue states. And wait 'til he gets here." And I will confess that, I didn't fully appreciate the ways in which individual senators or members of Congress now are pushed to the extremes by their voter bases. I did not expect, particularly in the midst of crisis, just how severe that partisanship would be.” PeopleThinkingWayStatesWould BeIndividualWaitingMembersRedAppreciateBasesCrisisBlueCongressExtremesCampaignsMidstVotersSenatorsSeverePartisanship Author:Barack Obama
“With all of the talk about polling and demographics, I think too many people have lost touch with the human and moral crisis of deportations. Every day, roughly 1,000 people are deported because the Republican leadership of the House of Representatives is denying the majority of the US Congress a chance to vote on citizenship. I will be arrested today because the labor movement stands with the families tragically ripped apart by John Boehner and the House Republicans’ embrace of a broken immigration system.” PeopleThinkingHumansTodayHouseLostChanceMoralMovementBrokenRepublicanLaborVoteCrisisMajorityEmbraceCongressImmigrationRepresentativesCitizenshipArrestedRippedDemographicsHouse Of RepresentativesPollingDeportationLabor MovementMoral Crisis Author:Arlene Holt Baker
“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