“I do know that all of the Michigan delegation worked very hard as related to the revival of the auto industry. There was really a choice between bankruptcy and liquidation. There was no one that was willing to come up not only with the cash to keep them afloat but also to serve the warranties of everyone, you and I that drive all these cars. There was no one that could have picked up those pieces other than the federal government. [The auto bailout was] bipartisan from the get-go. [Without it,] Michigan would have hit 40 percent unemployment rates.” KnowsHardGovernmentChoicesPiecesCarWillingIndustryRepublicanPercentRateCome UpRelatedCashUnemploymentFederal GovernmentRevivalBankruptcyMichiganBipartisanDelegationBailoutsUnemployment RateAuto IndustryWarranty Author:Fred Upton
“Rather than showing themselves to be an ally to the middle class by ending the AMT or repealing it for years to come, my Republican colleagues refused to include it in today's legislation and America's middle class will surely suffer that choice greatly.” YearsTodayAmericaSufferingChoicesClassMiddleRepublicanMiddle ClassAlliesLegislationColleaguesRepealing Author:Ellen Tauscher
“Electing pro-choice Republican women can help foster a discussion that reflects the full spectrum of views and can lead to a more balanced and responsible public dialogue.” HelpingChoicesViewsRepublicanResponsibleDialogueDiscussionBalancedSpectrum Author:Linda Lingle
“I was encouraged that a group of women wanted to start WISH List, which works like EMILY's List, only it supports pro-choice Republican women. It was started by one of our members, and I was happy to tell her how we did it and encourage her.” WantedChoicesWishSupportGroupsRepublicanMembersListsWomen WantEmilyIt SupportEmily's Author:Ellen Malcolm
“Rand Paul and Chris Christie both said vaccinations should be a choice, not a government mandate. Because when have Republicans ever told people what they could do with their own bodies?” PeopleShouldSaidBodyGovernmentChoicesRepublicanOld PeopleMandatesChristieVaccinations Author:Bill Maher
“I'm here to say there is a choice. If you want to stick to the status quo, pick the Republicans or Democrats, but don't complain. Nobody can do a better job than I can.” IfsWantI CanJobsChoicesCan DoRepublicanPicksSticksDemocratComplainingStatus QuoBetter Jobs Author:Scott Ashjian
“I have worked for three decades as a staunch advocate of building a big tent party that includes both pro-choice and pro-life Republicans.” BigsChoicesThreePartyBuildingRepublicanDecadesPro LifeTents Author:Olympia Snowe
“Every Republican will tell you they are for school choice, shrinking government, cutting the government workforce and getting rid of Common Core. But talk is cheap. Talk is just talk. I haven't just talked about these things. I've actually done these things.” DoneGovernmentSchoolChoicesCommonCuttingHavensRepublicanCoreWorkforceShrinkingTalk Is CheapCommon CoreSchool Choice Author:Bobby Jindal
“Every Republican has a one-liner on ObamaCare. I've got detailed plans on energy independence, on school choice, on health care, on foreign policy. They all hire somebody to write their plans. They can borrow mine. I've actually got ideas. Enough with the slick talkers. Let's elect somebody that's done something.” WritingIdeasDoneEnoughCareSchoolChoicesEnergyPlansPolicyMinesRepublicanIndependenceHealth CareForeign PolicyObamacareOne LinerTalkersSlickEnergy IndependenceSchool Choice Author:Bobby Jindal
“It looks to me like the Republican Party`s in no mood to give them [voters] a reasonable choice with this clown show going on right now from the likes of, well, Newt Gingrich and Donald Trump. What a duo.” GivingWellsLooksShowsChoicesPartyTrumpRepublicanRight NowMoodLikesReasonableRepublican PartyClownNewtsDuos Author:Chris Matthews
“I'm pro-choice, pro-affirmative action, pro-environment and pro-labor. I was either going to be the loneliest Republican in America or I was going to be a happy Democrat.” ActionAmericaChoicesEnvironmentRepublicanLaborDemocratAffirmative ActionAffirmative Author:Wesley Clark
“You have to understand that Republicans are on lockstep on one issue. They will not raise taxes. Democrats are in lockstep on another issue, pro-choice in all cases on abortion.” ChoicesCasesIssuesRepublicanTaxesRaisesDemocratAbortion Author:Mark Shields
“As one conservative intellectual said to me - he said if the choice is between [Joseph] Stalin and [Adolf] Hitler, I'd pick Stalin, meaning Ted Cruz because he's more predictable. So there's real civil war inside the Republican Party.” IfsSaidWarRealChoicesPartyRepublicanIntellectualPicksConservativeCivil WarRepublican PartyPredictableCruz Author:Mara Liasson
“However, there will be a Republican Party platform that will coalesce around their convention. Unless I miss my guess, it will be considerably more conservative on these issues, perhaps even than Governor Romney is, and I think that that will give Americans a clear set of choices about all issues, but about women's issues too.” ThinkingGivingChoicesPartyIssuesClearMissingRepublicanConservativeConventionsPlatformsGovernorsRepublican PartyRomneyGovernor Romney Author:Anna Quindlen
“I've always been progressive on social issues: pro-choice, pro-gun control, and pro-gay rights - even when I was a Republican. The big difference is that I once believed the private sector would address America's social problems. But then I saw firsthand that this wasn't going to happen.” ProblemBigsHappensAmericaChoicesSocialDifferencesIssuesSawsRightsRepublicanGayGunAddressesProgressiveGun ControlSocial IssuesPrivate SectorGay RightsSocial ProblemsPro GunPro Gun ControlPro Gay Author:Arianna Huffington
“Republicans are suggesting that you take your retirement money and invest it in the stock market to take care of yourself but that leaves you with choices that you may not know anything about. The purpose of social Security is that you don't fall through the crack and find yourself destitute.” KnowsMayCarePurposeChoicesFallSocialSecurityRepublicanTake CareFinding YourselfCracksRetirementSocial SecuritySuggestingTake Care Of YourselfDestitute Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“I am a Catholic. I can't say that without pointing out that I oppose abortion with all my heart and soul. Bill Clinton wanted them safe and rare. Barack Obama is heartsick that so many people he knows have had abortions. But we're all pro-choice and believe in reproductive freedom and oppose the Republicans' War on Women.” PeopleKnowsBelieveHeartI CanWarSoulWantedChoicesMy HeartRepublicanSafeCatholicBillsClintonBarackAbortionPointingHeart And Soul Author:Joe Biden
“If [Donald] Trump loses narrowly, it will make it much harder for the GOP to unify. Under that scenario, the Trumpists are likely to argue that the election was lost because the Republican establishment failed to rally around the choice their own voters made.” IfsMadeChoicesLostLosesTrumpRepublicanHarderElectionArguingVotersEstablishmentScenariosGop Author:Mara Liasson
“It is hard to imagine a choice more stark than the choice between Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican Party, a clear establishment figure, and Stephen Bannon, a leader of the right-wing, the guy - Breitbart News Network, somebody who spent most of the time beating up on the Republican establishment.” HardGuyChoicesPartyLeaderClearImagineFiguresRepublicanNewsWingsEstablishmentRepublican PartyChairmanRight WingStarks Author:George Stephanopoulos
“From where I sit, it's a superb cabinet [for Donald Trump] so far. A lot of these choices could have been made by Ted Cruz. So you're going to have this shotgun marriage between a very orthodox Republican cabinet and a very unorthodox.” Has BeensMadeChoicesTrumpRepublicanOrthodoxCould Have BeenCabinetsCruzSuperbShotgunsUnorthodox Author:Rich Lowry
“People used to complain in the 50s and 60s and even in the 70s when I was in school, studying political science, that "if only we could have two political parties that presented a choice, but there were all these liberal Republicans and there were all these southern Democrats who are conservative so people just don't have a clear choice."” PeopleIfsTwoSchoolPoliticalUsedChoicesPartyStudyClearRepublicanDemocratConservativeComplainingSouthernPolitical PartiesPolitical Science Author:William Kristol
“If there's one thing I've learned in the last 18+ years of interacting with over 60,000 people during my vegan lecture tour, it's that everyone is the same, whether they are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, atheist, Republican, Democrat, independent, socialist, fascist, black, white, Asian, Latino, Native, pro-life, pro-choice, pro-gun or anti-gun.” PeopleIfsYearsChristianLastsChoicesBlackWhiteOne ThingRepublicanGunIndependentDemocratAtheistBuddhistI've LearnedNativeVeganSocialistAsianLecturesLatinoFascistsPro LifeInteractingPro GunThings I've LearnedBlack WhiteAnti Gun Author:Gary Yourofsky
“I feel like it's a lot easier to parody Democrats just because they take themselves so seriously. I think Republicans have a little bit more of an open mind as to how ridiculous they are. Democrats pride themselves in being the highbrow, smart, right choice.” ThinkingMindChoicesPrideRepublicanSmartDemocratRidiculousOpen Mind Author:Michael Che