“The president's claim that Social Security is going broke is misleading at best. The sky is not falling, although there is no doubt that the system needs to be strengthened.” NeedsFallSocialPresidentDoubtSkySecurityClaimsBrokeNo DoubtSocial SecurityMislead Author:Grace Napolitano
“Andrew Jackson was the first president to claim that the desires of the public overrode Congress's constitutional prerogatives. Virtually every president since Jackson has claimed the mantle, even while lacking two ingredients of an electoral mandate: a landslide victory and a specific agenda.” FirstsTwoDesirePresidentVictoryClaimsCongressAgendasIngredientsLackingMandatesAndrewPrerogativeLandslides Author:Ron Fournier
“Human rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision to deny al Qaeda and Taliban fighters the legal status of POWs under the Geneva Conventions.” HumansWarPresidentDecisionPiecesRightsExampleClaimsHuman RightsDenyFighterAlsPrisonerConventionsPresident BushAl QaedaTalibanGenevaMistreatmentPrisoner Of WarGeneva Convention Author:John Yoo
“Republicans are already trying to paint Hillary Clinton as too old to be president. In fact, a new ad claims she’s so old that she could be a Republican.” TryingFactsPresidentRepublicanClaimsClintonPaintAds Author:Conan O'Brien
“Nine out of ten Americans are actually monarchists at bottom. The fact is proved by their high suseptibility to political claims by president's sons and other relatives, usually nonentities.” FactsGovernmentPoliticalPresidentSonTenClaimsBottomNineNonentity Author:H. L. Mencken
“If some Western politician claims he is in a position to use the normal Western methods to feed and clothe 1.2 billion Chinese, we would be happily prepared to elect him president of China.” IfsUseWould BePresidentPositionPoliticianNormalClaimsMethodPreparedWesternChinaBillionsChinese Author:Li Peng
“I believe we should follow the text of every law, even (a) law I disagree with, it's one of the real differences -- if you look at President Obama and the lawlessness, if he disagrees with a law he simply refuses to follow it or claims the authority to unilaterally change.” IfsShouldBelieveLooksRealLawI BelievePresidentChangeDifferencesAuthorityClaimsRefuseDisagreePresident ObamaLawlessness Author:Ted Cruz
“Trump claims he'd be the "best jobs president that God ever created." But isn't his claim to fame firing people?” PeopleJobsPresidentTrumpFameClaimsBeing The BestBest JobFiring Author:Michael R. Burch