“So we, Democrats, have a responsibility there, every one of us, both to try to treat the Republicans with respect and as human beings to try to work with them on every issue we can, and then if those cannons are fired at us, we've got to stand up and fight back. If you lay down and you look like a deer caught in the headlights, then you will confirm the assault. And so we have to fight back.” IfsTryingHumansLooksFightingHuman BeingsResponsibilityIssuesRepublicanTreatsDown AndLaysDemocratCaughtAssaultDeerCannonsHeadlights Author:William J. Clinton
“The fights I fought... cost a lot --the fight for the assault-weapons ban cost 20 members their seats in Congress. The NRA is the reason the Republicans control the House.” WarReasonFightingHousePowerRepublicanCostConflictMembersWeaponsArgumentCongressSeatsAssaultBansNraAssault WeaponsAssault Weapons Ban Author:William J. Clinton
“I think what Republicans want is someone who will stand up and lead, who will take on the great challenges of the day, who will make the case that the path we're on isn't working; that the Obama-economy is a disaster, that Obamacare is a trainwreck, that our constitutional rights are under assault and that we need to restore America's leadership in the world.” ThinkingWorldWantNeedsAmericaChallengesLeadershipCasesEconomyPathRightsRepublicanDisasterAssaultObamacareWorld LeaderConstitutional RightsObama EconomyTrainwrecks Author:Ted Cruz
“Why are you sitting here when our democracy is under assault with the FBI acting at the behest of [Republican Congressman] Jason Chaffetz and sitting here acting like it is something legit?” ActingDemocracyRepublicanSittingAssaultFbiJasonCongressmanLegit Author:James Carville
“You are sitting here defending an assault on American democracy. Somebody probably said nice things about anybody at a given point. This is an unprecedented event that was done at the behest of the House Republicans that was leaked to the press by the House Republicans.” SaidDoneHouseGivenDemocracyNiceEventsRepublicanSittingPressesAssaultUnprecedentedNice ThingsAmerican Democracy Author:James Carville