“If there were two candidates, a Democrat and a Republican, who each committed to the same kind of fundamental reform, then the election would be an election between the vice presidential candidates. It'd be just like the regular election, except it would be one step down.” IfsKindTwoWould BeStepsRepublicanElectionFundamentalsDemocratCommittedVicesReformPresidentialCandidatesVice PresidentPresidential Candidate Author:Lawrence Lessig
“Our opposition will never understand the Democratic Party. Our Party is--to the unpracticed eyes of the old Republican Tories--a mysterious contraption that usually seems to be moving in a thousand directions. What they don't know is what hurts them. For all that movement in the Democratic Party is caused by the internal combustion of creative ferment, of ideas, of people vigorously committed to the proposition that change and social progress are not only to be desired; they are necessities of twentieth-century America.” PeopleKnowsIdeasSeemsEyeAmericaMovingSocialHurtPartyCreativeProgressCenturyMovementRepublicanThousandDemocraticCommittedMysteriousOppositionInternalsPropositionsTwentieth CenturyDemocratic PartyMoving InSocial ProgressCombustion Author:Hubert H. Humphrey
“I'm a committed Republican. I believe very strongly in individual liberty. I tend not to think much in terms of group politics. I really am a kind of small government person and I'm most certainly a fiscal conservative and strong on national defense.” ThinkingBelieveKindPersonsGovernmentIndividualStrongI BelieveTermLibertyGroupsRepublicanConservativeCommittedDefenseVery StrongIndividual LibertyNational DefenseSmall Government Author:Condoleezza Rice
“By admitting they have no contingency plan to assist the millions that may lose subsidies, the administration confirms how the misguided law is unworkable for the American people. I’m committed to working with my Republican colleagues on how Congress can respond to help those hurt by Obamacare’s broken promises.” PeopleMayHelpingLawLosesHurtMillionsPlansBrokenPromiseRepublicanCongressCommittedAdministrationColleaguesObamacareAdmittingMisguidedBroken PromisesSubsidiesContingencyContingency Plans Author:Orrin Hatch
“There's a War Crimes Act in the United States passed by a Republican Congress in 1996, which says that grave breaches of the Geneva Convention are subject to the death penalty. And that doesn't mean the soldier that committed them - that means the commanders.” MeanWarStatesUnitedUnited StatesSubjectsCrimeRepublicanSoldierCongressCommittedGravesConventionsPenaltiesDeath PenaltyCommandersBreachWar CrimesGenevaGeneva Convention Author:Noam Chomsky
“Marco [Rubio] made reference earlier to the litigation against Trump University. It's fraud case. I want you think about if this man is the nominee, having the Republican nominee on the stand in court being cross examined about whether he committed fraud. You don't think the mainstream media will go crazy on that?” IfsThinkingMenWantMadeCasesCrazyMediaTrumpRepublicanCrossesCourtUniversityCommittedFraudMainstreamI Want YouMarcosMainstream Media Author:Ted Cruz
“If a bunch of Republicans are too stiff- necked, too proud, or in some cases too committed to the old order, after the election, I think they're going to be very sobered by their position.” IfsThinkingOrderCasesPositionProudRepublicanElectionCommittedBunch Author:Newt Gingrich
“Let the Democrates go on making its case for more government control over every aspect of our lives. More taxes to pay. More debt to carry. More rules to follow. More judges who just make it up as they go along. We Republicans, we are committed to a federal government that acts again as a servant accountable to the people, following the constitution, and venturing not one inch beyond the consent of the governed. We, we in this party, offer a better way for our country based on fundamentals that go back to the founding generation.” PeopleWayCountryGovernmentPartyPayCasesOur LivesGenerationsJudgingGoes OnRepublicanOffersTaxesAspectConstitutionFundamentalsCommittedFollowingDebtOur CountryServantInchesConsentFederal GovernmentFoundingBetter WaysConsent Of The Governed Author:Paul Ryan
“The Republicans are committed to global warming as a hoax, or irrelevant, or as not a problem. That is their belief. I'm not going to put them in jail. All I can do is talk and encourage good climate actions and demonstrate our economy has benefited here [in California].” I CanProblemActionBeliefCan DoEconomyRepublicanClimateCommittedCaliforniaGlobal WarmingJailIrrelevantHoaxesClimate Action Author:Jerry Brown