“I think politicians know how to misrepresent data in order to support a political agenda. Politicians and the people that work for them - I should say - are expert at that.” PeopleThinkingKnowsShouldPoliticalOrderSupportKnow HowPoliticianDataExpertsAgendasPolitical Agendas Author:Seth Gordon
“It has been obvious all along, to anyone paying attention, that the politicians shouting loudest about deficits are actually using deficit hysteria as a cover story for their real agenda, which is top-down class warfare. To put it in Romneyesque terms, it's all about finding an excuse to slash programs that help people who like to watch Nascar events, even while lavishing tax cuts on people who like to own Nascar teams.” PeopleHas BeensRealHelpingStoriesTermAttentionClassWatchesCuttingTeamEventsPoliticianTaxesFindingsProgramObviousExcusePay AttentionAgendasWarfareDeficitShoutingHysteriaTax CutsClass WarfareTop DownNascar Author:Paul Krugman
“The environmental agenda seems swept under the rug a lot, and environmentalists are looked at as tree-huggers who aren't dealing with the real issues when in fact someone needs to be keeping an eye on how we're treating the planet. When politicians bring up the environment, they're immediately labeled as being anti-business. But for the sake of the planet on which we live, we need to take the environment into account.” NeedsRealFactsSeemsEyeIssuesEnvironmentTreePlanetsPoliticianAccountsEnvironmentalSakeAgendasEnvironmentalist Author:Rachel Dratch
“Our agenda, by necessity, is as complex and encompassing as the problems we face: beware of politicians promising simple solutions.” ProblemFacesSimplePoliticianSolutionsComplexesAgendasSimple Solutions Book:The spirit of community: rights, responsibilities, and the communitarian agenda Source: The spirit of community: rights, responsibilities, and the communitarian agenda
“I sympathize with politicians who have to watch every syllable they utter for fear it will be misused by somebody with an agenda.” WatchesPoliticianAgendasSyllablesMisused Author:Richard Dawkins
“In our system of government, the judicial and legislative branches have different roles. Judges are not politicians. Judges must decide cases, not champion causes. Judges must settle legal disputes, not pursue agendas. Judges must interpret and apply the law, not make the law.” DifferentGovernmentLawCausesRolesCasesJudgingPoliticianPursueSettlingChampionBranchesAgendasDisputesJudicialSystems Of GovernmentLegislative Branch Author:Orrin Hatch
“The future is not Big Government. Self-serving politicians. Powerful bureaucrats. This has been tried, tested throughout history. The result has always been disaster. President Obama, your agenda is not new. It's not change, and it's not hope.” Has BeensSelfBigsGovernmentPresidentResultsPowerfulPoliticianDisasterAgendasServingPresident ObamaTestedBureaucratsBig GovernmentSelf Serving Author:Rush Limbaugh