“It's hard for the White House to regain momentum if the Congress is in disarray. It ties up the Republicans in Congress and limits their ability to execute any White House agenda.” IfsHardHouseAbilityWhiteRepublicanLimitsCongressTiesAgendasWhite HouseMomentumDisarray Author:Calvin Jillson
“Congress has really set this thing up in a way that they absolve themselves of blame, They have their scapegoats. They can blame the Pentagon. They can blame BRAC. It's hard for voters to say this is Ortiz's fault.” WayHardBlameFaultsCongressVotersPentagonScapegoat Author:Juan Carlos I of Spain
“It is hard for us to admit we have a sin nature because we live in this system of checks and balances. If we get caught, we will be punished. But that doesn't make us good people; it only makes us subdued. Just think about the Congress and Senate and even the president. The genius of the American system is not freedom; the genius of the American system is checks and balances. Nobody gets all the power. Everybody is watching everybody else. It is as if the founding fathers knew, intrinsically, that the soul of man, unwatched, is perverse.” PeopleIfsThinkingMenSoulHardFatherPresidentSinGeniusBalanceCongressCaughtChecksGood PeopleSenateFounding Book:Blue Like Jazz: Movie Edition: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality Source: Blue Like Jazz: Movie Edition: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
“It's awfully hard to convey a sense of credibility to allies when you [the Congress] voted for the war and then you declared: Wrong war, wrong place, wrong time.” WarHardCongressAlliesCredibilityWrong Time Author:Dick Cheney