“All politicians operate within an Orwellian nimbus where words don't mean what they normally mean, but Rovism posits that there is no objective, verifiable reality at all. Reality is what you say it is.” MeanRealityPoliticianObjectivesOrwellian Author:Karl Rove
“We admire people who work hard, who are objective and thorough. We detest office politicians, toadies, bullies, and pompous asses. We abhor ruthlessness. The way up our ladder is open to everybody. In promoting people to top jobs, we are influenced as much by their character as anything else.” PeopleWayHardCharacterJobsHard WorkPoliticianOfficeObjectivesAdmireAssBullyLaddersPromotingThoroughDetestPompousRuthlessnessToady Author:David Ogilvy
“When government 'creates jobs' by taking money from the private sector and 'investing' in favored projects, it is not truly productive activity. Rather, the government has preempted the economic process, forbidding it to serve consumers so that it can instead serve the objectives of politicians and bureaucrats.” GovernmentJobsProcessEconomicPoliticianActivityProjectsInvestingObjectivesConsumersProductivePrivate SectorBureaucrats Author:Sheldon Richman
“When certain causes become prairie fires, politicians make difficult choices, and often at the expense of someone like Jeremiah Wright and Walter Jenkins. That's the cruel nature of American politics, where the end becomes the consummate objective, and sometimes the means to get there come at a great price.” MeanEndsSometimesCertainChoicesCausesDifficultFirePoliticianObjectivesExpensesAmerican PoliticsPrairieJeremiahDifficult Choices Author:Bill Moyers
“One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are.” PeopleReasonHatePoliticsPoliticianTruth IsElectionObjectivesComplacencyObjectivityI Hate PoliticsHate Politics Author:Cal Thomas