“All Politicians should be required to wear uniforms like Racing Car Drivers with patches showing the donations received from special interest groups so we know who has paid them off!” KnowsShouldInterestGroupsSpecialCarPoliticianPaidDriversRacingUniformsPatchesSpecial InterestsDonationRace CarInterest GroupsSpecial Interest Groups Author:John Wallace
“But politicians who talk about failed policies are just blowing smoke. Government policies succeed in doing exactly what they are supposed to do: channeling resources bilked from the general public to politically organized and influential interests groups.” GovernmentInterestGroupsPolicyPoliticianSucceedResourcesSmokeOrganizedInfluentialChannelingGeneral PublicInterest GroupsGovernment PolicyBlowing Smoke Author:Robert Higgs
“Politicians pay more attention to interest groups than to the public interest.” InterestPayAttentionGroupsPoliticianPublic InterestInterest Groups Author:Alice Rivlin
“Career politicians do not have the courage to prioritize spending and say no to demanding special interest groups who do not reflect the best interests of the country.” CountryPoliticalPoliticsTermInterestCareersGroupsSpecialPoliticianSpendingSpecial InterestsPrioritizeInterest GroupsTerm LimitsSpecial Interest GroupsCareer Politicians Author:Tom Coburn
“I'm not sure I want to sound like a candidate. I just want to sound like an American who's trying to make this country a heck of a lot stronger. Not a politician typical, but somebody that's going to go and do the job, not pay attention to all the special interest groups, change the status quo, shift power out of Washington and get America on the track again with strengthening our military as well.” WantTryingWellsCountryJobsAmericaSoundInterestChangePayAttentionGroupsSpecialMilitaryStrengthPoliticianStrongerTrackPay AttentionNot SureCandidatesTypicalStatus QuoSpecial InterestsInterest GroupsSpecial Interest Groups Author:John Kasich
“If one meets a powerful person--Adolf Hitler, Joe Stalin or Bill Gates--ask them five questions: "What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you exercise it? To whom are you accountable? And how can we get rid of you?” PoliticalInterestPowerDemocracyFivePolicyPoliticianExerciseAccountabilityInterest Groups Author:Tony Benn
“People think that politics just somehow magically organizes itself. It doesn't work that way. You need to assemble these huge coalitions of 535 politicians on Capitol Hill, and tens of thousands of interest groups, and tens of millions of voters, and assemble all those in government to get stuff done.” PeopleThinkingWayNeedsDoneGovernmentStuffInterestMillionsGroupsHugePoliticianHillsVotersOrganizeCoalitionsCapitolInterest GroupsCapitol Hill Author:Jonathan Rauch