“George Bush is by American standards rabidly Upper Class - Eastern, Socially Attractive, WASP, 19th-century money, several generations of Andover and Yale (and, while we're at it, his father, George H. W. 'Poppy' Bush, was a former president and his grandfather was the Nazis' U.S. banker in the 1930s).” FatherPresidentClassGenerationsCenturyStandardsFormerAttractiveGrandfatherNaziEasternBankers19th Century1930sYaleUpper ClassPoppiesWasps Author:Peter York
“Zip codes might be great for sorting mail, but they should not determine the quality of a child s education or success in the future workforce," said Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education and former governor of West Virginia. "With common standards and assessments, students, parents, and teachers will have a clear, consistent understanding of the skills necessary for students to succeed after high school and compete with peers across the state line and across the ocean.” ShouldChildrenSaidStatesMightSchoolParentUnderstandingPresidentLinesCommonQualityClearTeacherWiseStudentsSucceedSkillsOceanStandardsHigh SchoolWestDetermineEducationalFormerCodeExcellentConsistentMailBobGovernorsPeersAlliancesVirginiaAssessmentWorkforceZipsSortingWest VirginiaParents And TeachersAfter High SchoolExcellent Education Author:Bob Wise
“It is important that Miers not be confirmed unless, in her 61st year, she suddenly and unexpectedly is found to have hitherto undisclosed interests and talents pertinent to the court's role. Otherwise the sound principle of substantial deference to a president's choice of judicial nominees will dissolve into a rationalization for senatorial abdication of the duty to hold presidents to some standards of seriousness that will prevent them from reducing the Supreme Court to a private plaything useful for fulfilling whims on behalf of friends.” YearsImportantChoicesFoundSoundPresidentInterestPrinciplesRolesTalentDutyStandardsCourtSupremeFulfillingSupreme CourtBehalfSeriousnessReducingJudicialWhimDeferencePertinentAbdication Author:George Will
“Eunice Kennedy Shriver, President Kennedy's sister, endorsed Arnold Schwarzenegger, said he's not a womanizer. Of course by Kennedy standards that means he never drove one off a bridge.” MeanSaidCoursesPresidentStandardsBridgesSchwarzeneggerPresident KennedyWomanizer Author:Bill Maher
“I think that the responsibility that the Democrats had may rest more in resisting any efforts by Republicans in the Congress, or by me when I was President, to put some standards and tighten up a little on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.” ThinkingMayLittlesPresidentEffortResponsibilityRepublicanStandardsDemocratCongressResistingMacsMae Author:William J. Clinton
“You can't hold me to the same standard as the president or a school teacher. I'm just a comedian. My job is like Archie Bunker.” SchoolJobsPresidentTeacherStandardsComedianHold MeSchool TeachersBunkers Author:Tracy Morgan
“I think I understand the Constitution a little bit because in 1971 we went off the gold standard under President Nixon into the Federal Reserve notes because we were a worldwide currency.” ThinkingLittlesBitsPresidentLittle BitStandardsGoldConstitutionNotesCurrencyReservesFederal ReserveGold StandardPresident Nixon Author:Bill O'Reilly
“In 30 years of public service, I have had no scandals. I have high ethical standards. I am most proud of my judgement, that kind of judgement is what we want in a president going forward. I want to be a peacemaker.” WantYearsKindPresidentProudStandardsJudgementEthicalScandalPublic ServicePeacemakerEthical Standards Author:Bernie Sanders