“Congress seems to thrive on breaking promises and passing unfunded mandates down to local government. It's really just a matter of priorities.” MatterSeemsGovernmentPromiseCongressPrioritiesLocalsPassingPassingsThriveMandatesBreaking PromisesLocal Government Author:Jared Polis
“It has been an honor to work in the Barack Obama Administration and to serve this President, particularly during a period of unprecedented change in the broader Middle East. Obviously, there is still work to do but I promised my wife I would return to government for only two years and we both agreed it is time to act on my promise.” YearsHas BeensStillsTwoGovernmentPresidentWifeMiddleReturnHonorPeriodsPromiseMy WifeEastAdministrationTwo YearsMiddle EastI PromiseUnprecedented Author:Dennis A. Ross
“Our whole practical government is grounded in mob psychology and the Boobus Americanus will follow any command that promises to make him safer.” WholeGovernmentAmericaPsychologyPromisePracticalsCommandGrounded Author:H. L. Mencken
“John Kerry's newfound interest in fiscal discipline is a political gimmick that defies his 20-year record in the Senate and stands in stark contrast to his reckless and expansive promises of new government spending on the campaign trail.” YearsGovernmentPoliticalInterestRecordsDisciplinePromiseSpendingCampaignsSenateContrastTrailsRecklessStarksJohn KerryGovernment SpendingGimmicksNew Government Author:Steve Schmidt
“Governments keep their promises only when they are forced, or when it is to their advantage to do so.” GovernmentPoliticsPowerPromiseAdvantage Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“Everybody knows that the federal government promises a lot and delivers damn little, and pays for most of what it does deliver out of the earnings of individuals rather than the profits of great corporations.” KnowsLittlesDoeGovernmentIndividualPayPromiseProfitCorporationsDamnEarningFederal Government Author:Karl Hess
“Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who's willing to work. That's the promise of America - the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation; the fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper.” ShouldIdeasHelpingGovernmentAmericaFallOpportunityBeliefNationsHurtInfluenceWillingBrotherPromiseResponsibleFundamentalsMy BrotherMy SisterKeepersMy Sister's Keeper Author:Barack Obama
“To politicians, solved problems represent a dire threat - of unemployment and poverty. That's why no problem ever tackled by the government has ever been solved. What they want is lots of problems they can promise to solve, so that we'll keep electing them - or letting them keep their jobs in a bureaucracy metastasizing like cancer.” WantProblemGovernmentJobsPovertyPoliticianPromiseThreatCancerSolveUnemploymentBureaucracyNo ProblemSolved Problems Author:L. Neil Smith
“By the time I was done with the car it looked worse than any typical Indian car that has been driven all its life on reservation roads, which they always say are like government promises - full of holes.” Has BeensDoneGovernmentCarPromiseDrivenHolesIndianTypicalReservations Author:Louise Erdrich