“In fact, I think that Governor Clinton, when he was running, and President Clinton, when he was serving, actually governed with a wide range of advisors and a perspective that blended the best of ideas from the center and the left.” ThinkingIdeasFactsRunningLeftPresidentPerspectiveClintonWideRangeServingGovernorsAdvisorsPresident Clinton Author:John Podesta
“When you tax capital gains income, you don't help the economy, you hurt the economy, which is why President Kennedy, President Reagan, President Clinton and President Bush all believed we should have a lower rate for capital gains.” ShouldHelpingPresidentHurtEconomyTaxesGainsShould HaveClintonRateIncomePresident BushPresident ClintonPresident ReaganPresident KennedyCapital Gains Author:Rob Portman
“Sure, it is apparent that presidents are looking at polls, but they are also stepping up on issues. President Clinton stepped up on tobacco. He shaped the polls on the tobacco issue.” PresidentIssuesClintonPollsTobaccoPresident Clinton Author:Donna Shalala
“I remember in 2000, when President Clinton came to Cartagena just before Plan Colombia started, the country was on the verge of becoming a failed state. Today, we are one of the most solid democracies, where institutions are working, where the scandals such as false positives have come to light because of those functioning institutions.” CountryStatesLightTodayRememberPresidentDemocracyPlansBecomingInstitutionsClintonScandalVergeColombiaPresident Clinton Author:Juan Manuel Santos
“Ten of those Republican incumbents, all of whom voted for the impeachment of President Clinton, are from states that Bill Clinton carried.” StatesPresidentRepublicanTenBillsClintonIncumbentsPresident ClintonImpeachment Author:Robert Torricelli
“Playing President Clinton (in Primary Colors) was risky and challenging. Some people thought Saturday Night Fever was risky, because no one had danced in movies for years.” PeopleYearsNightPresidentChallengesColorClintonPrimariesSaturdayFeverSaturday NightPresident ClintonPrimary ColorsSaturday Night Fever Author:John Travolta
“We make a lot of fun at President Clinton's expense. But this transition is going to be tough because it's been 25 years since this guy has gotten laid in the private sector.” YearsGuyFunPresidentToughClintonExpensesTransitionThis GuyPrivate SectorPresident Clinton Author:David Letterman
“To be sure, President Clinton reached an accord called "The Agreement" in 1994 that purports to address some of President Reagan's concerns.” PresidentConcernClintonAddressesAgreementAccordPresident ClintonPresident Reagan Author:Frank Gaffney
“I very strongly disagreed with President Clinton on the deregulation of Wall Street. I opposed that strenuously.” PresidentStreetsWallClintonVery StrongPresident ClintonDeregulation Author:Bernie Sanders
“Don't count out Marian Wright Edelman, because there is talk that President Clinton may want to shock the nation by putting a real black on the Supreme Court.” WantMayRealNationsBlackPresidentCourtClintonSupremeShockSupreme CourtPresident Clinton Author:Marian Wright Edelman
“There were a couple of occasions when it was passed around - and, unlike President Clinton, I did inhale!” PresidentCoupleClintonOccasionsInhalePresident Clinton Author:Brian Cowen
“Arnold Schwarzenegger is in some trouble. Today, the Los Angeles Times broke a story that quoted six women who claimed that Arnold Schwarzenegger sexually harassed them. When asked about it, President Clinton said 'six? That's not enough experience to be governor.'” SaidEnoughStoriesTodayPresidentTroubleSixClintonBrokeLos AngelesGovernorsSexuallySchwarzeneggerPresident Clinton Author:Conan O'Brien
“[On President Clinton's address:] It was the worst inaugural address of our lifetime, and I think the only controversy will be between those who say it was completely and utterly banal and those who say, 'Well, not completely and utterly.” ThinkingWellsPresidentWorstLifetimeClintonAddressesControversyInauguralInaugural AddressPresident Clinton Author:Peggy Noonan
“Dan Moldea, the lead investigator for Larry Flynt's ongoing quest to uncover sexual indiscretions of Republican congressional members, has now admitted he was hired by the law firm defending President Clinton.” HumorLawPresidentReligiousRepublicanMembersClintonPositive AtheismFirmQuestsOngoingLarryInvestigatorsPresident ClintonLaw Firms Author:Jerry Falwell
“In addition to myself and a number of others, President Clinton talked about the deficit and the debt issue. And he pointed out, really, what I pointed out, which is that when he left office, we actually had projected surpluses for a long period of time, because when he put together his economic plan, he did it in a balanced way.” WayLongTogetherLeftPresidentNumbersIssuesPlansEconomicPeriodsOfficeClintonDebtBalancedDeficitSurplusLong Periods Of TimePresident Clinton Author:Chris Van Hollen
“The recommendation by the Arkansas Supreme Court Disciplinary Committee that President Clinton be disbarred is like a tender green shoot of integrity rising from the stinking junkyard of American public life. At last, some official body has come to a decision about Clinton's conduct that is untainted by politics, cowardice or cynicism.” BodyLastsPresidentDecisionIntegrityGreenCourtClintonSupremeOfficialsRisingCowardiceCynicismCommitteesSupreme CourtPublic LifeRecommendationsArkansasPresident ClintonJunkyard Author:Mona Charen
“Well, I think that there's a clear record, I worked with Ronald Reagan in the early '80s and his recovery program translated into today's population of about 25 million new jobs in a seven-year period. As Speaker of the House, I worked with President Clinton and he followed with a very similar plan. And we ended up with about 11 million new jobs in a four-year period.” ThinkingYearsWellsTodayJobsHousePresidentMillionsClearRecordsFourPlansPeriodsProgramClintonSevenPopulationRecoveryFour YearsSpeakers80sSeven YearsNew JobPresident Clinton Author:Newt Gingrich
“This bill attempts to make sure that President Clinton is not allowed to do by Executive Order what Congress has declined to enact in the past two congressional sessions namely, to treat homosexuals as a special class protected under various titles of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.” TwoPastOrderPresidentClassRightsSpecialTreatsBillsClintonCongressVariousScaryCivil RightsTitlesExecutivesProtectedHomosexualSessionPresident ClintonExecutive OrdersCivil Rights ActCivil Rights Act Of 1964 Author:Jesse Helms
“I guess we didn't even officially apologize. Jesse Jackson called on the United States to officially apologize to the Chinese. Jesse said, 'An apology is not a sign of weakness.' And as President Clinton has taught us, an apology isn't even a sign you're sorry.” SaidStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTaughtWeaknessClintonSorryChineseApologyApologizingTaught UsPresident Clinton Author:Jay Leno
“People made a big deal out of the fact this is the first time a sitting president has done a late-night show. We tried to have other presidents on, but President Bush went to bed every night at 9:00. And President Clinton always seemed to have other late-night plans.” PeopleFirstsMadeDoneFactsShowsBigsNightPresidentDealsPlansBedLateSittingFirst TimeClintonEvery NightBig DealPresident BushLate NightPresident Clinton Author:Jay Leno
“Bin Laden was once targeted by President Clinton. President Clinton wanted to kill him but couldn't get him. Of course not, we all know what kind of aim Clinton has.” KnowsKindWantedCoursesPresidentAimClintonBin LadenPresident Clinton Author:Jay Leno
“President Bush fell off his mountain bike down on his ranch in Texas. A couple weeks ago, John Kerry fell off his bicycle. See, doesn't this make you miss President Clinton? That guy, he could ride anything without falling off.” GuyFallPresidentWeekMissingCoupleMountainClintonTexasBikePresident BushBicycleThat GuyJohn KerryPresident ClintonFalling Off Author:Jay Leno
“All children should be welcomed into the world and protected by the law. As President, I would immediately repeal President Clinton's five executive orders that promote abortion. I support a human life bill that defines unborn children as persons under the 14th Amendment. I will vigorously defend the pro-life plank in the Republican platform.” WorldShouldHumansChildrenPersonsLawOrderPresidentSupportFiveRepublicanBillsClintonHuman LifeAbortionExecutivesAmendmentsProtectedPlatformsUnbornPro LifePresident ClintonUnborn ChildExecutive Orders14th Amendment Author:Gary Bauer
“As a Republican, I voted with President Clinton consistently in our efforts to bail out our European friends in Kosovo to stop genocide. I am proud of those votes. I am proud of President Clinton for that.” PresidentEffortProudRepublicanVoteClintonGenocideConsistentlyBailPresident ClintonKosovo Author:Gordon Smith
“I think nobody alive today is a more powerful agent of conversion than someone like Mother Teresa. You can refute arguments but not her life. When she came to the National Prayer Breakfast and lectured President Clinton about abortion, he had nothing to say to her. He can't argue with a saint. It's too bad there isn't an easier way, because becoming a saint is not the easiest thing in the world. It's much easier to become an apologist or a philosopher or a theologian.” ThinkingWorldWayTodayMotherPresidentPrayerPowerfulAliveBecomingEasierArgumentClintonSaintPhilosopherArguingConversionAgentsAbortionBreakfastTheologianLive For TodayTeresaPresident Clinton Author:Peter Kreeft