“In the end, Ted Kennedy was a politician, plain and simple. Yet he embodied how politics and public service can be successfully intertwined. You cant be a good public servant without being a good politician. Kennedy was both.” EndsSimplePoliticianServantCantPublic ServiceIntertwinedPublic ServantsPlain And SimpleTed KennedyGood Politicians Author:Chuck Todd
“It is such a disappointment in American political reaction and actions. When some of our politicians are flying around the country in private airplanes all the time, using public services as their mode of private transportation, and then criticizing us who are in business.” CountryActionPoliticalPoliticianDisappointmentFlyingReactionsCriticizeAirplanePublic ServiceTransportation Author:Arnold Palmer
“There's a stupid trend in American politics right now with people who have no experience with politics and no grasp of public service as a profession just deciding that they're going to jump into it. The obvious figurehead of this whole "I am an idiot, therefore I can be a politician" is Donald Trump. People think that ignorance of a profession is somehow qualifying for that profession. It's utterly baffling.” PeopleThinkingStupidIgnorancePoliticianObviousProfessionIdiotPublic Service Author:Steve Albini
“I think I've had a long, distinguished career in public service. It just goes to show you what some politicians will do. They'll say or do anything to get elected. I know all these people. They all claimed to be friends of mine up until their mayoral campaigns. They'd call me on the phone and ask for information or come over here and sit in this chair to get briefed.” PeopleThinkingLongPoliticianCall MePublic Service Author:Raymond Kelly
“When Americans decry our politicians, we must remember that ultimately, politicians reflect us. When we demand more than mediocrity - and the passing comforts it bestows - we will certainly attain it. One hopes and prays it doesn't take an historic crisis for us to demand and reward excellence in public service.” RememberPrayingPoliticianComfortCrisisExcellenceMediocrityHistoricPublic Service Author:James M Strock