“We must uphold the promise of Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, and Clinton and never allow the President and his Republican friends to threaten Social Security by putting it on the Wall Street trading block.” SocialPresidentStreetsSecurityWallPromiseRepublicanClintonBlockTradingSocial SecurityJohnsonCarterTruman Author:John F. Kerry
“Twice the Republicans in the California legislature tried to block my seating because of my trips to Hanoi.” RepublicanBlockCaliforniaLegislatureHanoi Book:Writings For A Democratic Society: The Tom Hayden Reader Source: Writings For A Democratic Society: The Tom Hayden Reader
“Many Republicans have what I call a 'tax-cut syndrome' where they have never seen a tax cut they didn't really like and didn't see a tax increase they didn't hate and do everything they could to block.” HateCuttingRepublicanTaxesIncreaseBlockSyndromesTax CutsTax Increases Author:Peter George Peterson
“I think the Republican budget priorities are messed up. I salute for the way they're attacking some of the entitlement programs, but they are taking huge cuts, by pretending they're just block-granting it to the states, out of Medicaid, from the least fortunate.” ThinkingWayStatesCuttingHugeRepublicanProgramPrioritiesBlockBudgetsFortunatePretendingAttackingEntitlementMessed UpSaluteMedicaidEntitlement Programs Author:David Brooks
“Why should the Democratic and Republican parties be in charge of the debates, especially at a time when the largest block of voters has repudiated the Democratic and Republican parties? Why are they still in charge?” ShouldStillsPartyRepublicanDemocraticDebateBlockVotersRepublican Party Author:Jill Stein
“Just the thought of anybody saying that Obama was the one who divided us when the Republican leadership started out saying we're going to block everything he tries to do - and they were very successful at that, but they couldn't keep him from doing everything. So thank God for his hard work.” TryingHardSuccessfulHard WorkRepublicanBlockDividedThank God Author:Jolene Ivey