“Historically, the minority party in Congress votes against raising the debt limit, forcing the majority party to whip its members into casting politically painful votes in favor.” PartyLimitsMembersVoteMajorityCongressPainfulDebtFavorsMinoritiesCastingWhips Author:Peter Welch
“I am a political recidivist. An incorrigible, repeat voter. A career lever-pusher. My electoral rap sheet is as long as your arm. Over the course of three decades, I have voted for presidents and school board members. I have voted in high hopes and high dudgeon. I have voted in favor of candidates and merely against their opponents. I have voted for propositions written with such complexity that I needed Noam Chomsky to deconstruct their meaning. I have been a single-issue voter and a marginal voter. I have even voted for people who ran unopposed. Hold an election and I'll be there.” PeopleLongHas BeensSchoolPoliticalThreeCoursesPresidentCareersIssuesWrittenArmsNeededMembersElectionRapDecadesFavorsRanBoardsOpponentsComplexityRepeatsCandidatesVotersSheetsPropositionsLeversIncorrigibleSchool BoardBoard Members Author:Ellen Goodman
“About one-half of the members of Congress are seekers for office at the nomination of the President. Of the remainder, at least one-half have some appointment or favor to ask for their relatives.” AsksPresidentHalfMembersOfficeCongressFavorsSeekersAppointmentsNominationsOne Half Author:John Quincy Adams
“The monument serves to remind the appellate courts and judges of the circuit and district courts of this state and members of the bar who appear before them as well as the people of Alabama who visit the Alabama Judicial Building of the truth stated in the preamble of the Alabama Constitution, that in order to establish justice we must invoke the favor and guidance of Almighty God.” PeopleWellsStatesOrderJusticeBuildingJudgingMembersConstitutionCourtScaryFavorsBarsGuidanceAlmightyMonumentJudicialCircuitsAlabamaAlmighty GodInvokePreamble Author:Roy Moore
“We all have a friend or family member who can't bear the sight of a mess. Use her obsessive compulsion to your advantage! Whisper in her ear: "I'm always impressed by how neat your house is. Can you do me a favor and help tidy this place up as the night goes on?"” HelpingUseNightHouseGoes OnBearsMembersAdvantageEarsSightFavorsMessImpressedCompulsionNeatObsessiveFamily MembersTidy Author:Clinton Kelly
“Look what the American people did with the comprehensive immigration bill. That was all lined up to get past and the American people spoke and then many members of Congress who were in favor of it changed their mind.” PeopleMindLooksPastChangedMembersBillsCongressFavorsImmigrationSpokesComprehensive Author:Rudy Giuliani