“Financial regulation is the next item on the political horizon, and it doesn't have to be the deathly dull wonk-battle that it sounds like. In fact, if the Democrats do their job, it can just as easily become a platform for addressing the greatest issues of them all.” IfsFactsJobsPoliticalNextSoundIssuesBattleDemocratFinancialDullHorizonRegulationPlatformsItemsFinancial Regulation Author:Thomas Frank
“Republicans believe the best way to assure prosperity is to generate more jobs. The Democrats believe in more welfare.” WayBelieveJobsPoliticsRepublicanDemocratProsperityBest WayWelfare Author:Ronald Reagan
“When you're in an economic downturn, what you want is to create jobs and economic growth. And the recipe isn't Republican or Democrat. It's low taxes, low spending, less regulation, free trade.” WantJobsGrowthEconomicRepublicanTaxesLowsTradeDemocratSpendingWhat You WantRegulationRecipesEconomic GrowthFree TradeDownturnEconomic DownturnSpending Less Author:Nancy Pfotenhauer
“I vote Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.” BelieveGovernmentJobsI BelieveVoteDemocratSpendingVotingBetter Jobs Author:David Letterman
“Those of us who have the privilege to serve this country have an obligation to do our job as best we can. We come from different parties, but we are Americans first. And that's why disagreement cannot mean dysfunction. It can't degenerate into hatred. The American people's hopes and dreams are what matters, not ours. Our obligations are to them. Our regard for them compels us all, Democrats and Republicans, to cooperate, and compromise, and act in the best interests of our nation - one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.” PeopleFirstsMeanDifferentCountryMatterDreamJobsNationsInterestJusticePartyLibertyRepublicanHatredRegardDemocratPrivilegeObligationCompromiseWhat MattersDisagreementDegeneratesHopes And DreamsIndivisibleDysfunctionLiberty And JusticeJustice For AllOne Nation Under GodLiberty And Justice For All Author:Barack Obama
“What the American people hope - what they deserve - is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our differences; to overcome the numbing weight of our politics. For while the people who sent us here have different backgrounds, different stories, different beliefs, the anxieties they face are the same. The aspirations they hold are shared: a job that pays the bills; a chance to get ahead; most of all, the ability to give their children a better life.” PeopleGivingChildrenDifferentStoriesJobsFacesBeliefDifferencesChanceAbilityPayRepublicanAnxietyDeserveOvercomingWeightBillsDemocratBackgroundsAspirationBetter LifeGet AheadNumbingDifferent BackgroundsDifferent Beliefs Author:Barack Obama
“A free press is one where it's okay to state the conclusion you're led to by the evidence. One reason I'm in hot water is because my colleagues and I at NOW didn't play by the conventional rules of Beltway journalism. Those rules divide the world into Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, and allow journalists to pretend they have done their job if instead of reporting the truth behind the news, they merely give each side an opportunity to spin the news.” IfsWorldGivingStatesReasonDonePlayJobsOpportunitySidesWaterBehindsRepublicanTruth IsNewsEvidenceOkayHotPressesDemocratConclusionJournalismJournalistDividesConventionalColleaguesFree PressHot Water Author:Bill Moyers
“Senate Democrats blocked President Obama's trade bill yesterday because they're worried it could hurt jobs. It's not an issue for Republicans, since they've all found work as presidential candidates.” JobsFoundPresidentHurtIssuesRepublicanTradeBillsDemocratYesterdayWorriedPresidentialCandidatesPresident ObamaSenateBlockedPresidential Candidate Author:Jimmy Fallon
“What the Democrats have to understand is that while we do need to reform our regulation and we do need more restrictions, it is true that it is capitalism and free enterprise and companies that create jobs and wealth for every American.” NeedsJobsWealthCompanyCapitalismDemocratReformEnterpriseRegulationRestrictionFree Enterprise Author:Michael Bloomberg
“Democrats in Washington predicted that tax cuts would not create jobs, would not increase wages, and would cause the federal deficit to explode. Well, the facts are in. The tax cuts have led to a strong economy. Real wages were on the rise, and deficit has been cut in half three years ahead of schedule.” YearsWellsHas BeensRealFactsJobsThreeStrongCausesHalfEconomyCuttingTaxesIncreaseDemocratThree YearsSchedulesWagesDeficitTax CutsStrong Economy Author:George W. Bush
“I'm here to say there is a choice. If you want to stick to the status quo, pick the Republicans or Democrats, but don't complain. Nobody can do a better job than I can.” IfsWantI CanJobsChoicesCan DoRepublicanPicksSticksDemocratComplainingStatus QuoBetter Jobs Author:Scott Ashjian