“In the wiretapping, despite all the momentum for a more assertive Congress, you're seeing Congress backing down, because there are many Republicans and even Democrats who are afraid of being seen as preventing the president from protecting the nation.” NationsPresidentSeeingRepublicanDemocratCongressDespiteMomentumPreventingAssertiveBacking Down Author:Bill Vaughan
“Newt Gingrich and his fellow conservative Republicans talked a good game but, despite the lip service they offered about poverty and race and other social issues, they didn't really mean it.” MeanGamesSocialRacePovertyIssuesRepublicanFellowsLipsConservativeDespiteSocial IssuesReally MeanNewtsLip Service Author:Arianna Huffington
“Despite the fact that David Petraeus is now very highly regarded in foreign policy circles because of his record in both Republican and Democratic circles. It`s all pretty extraordinary.” FactsRecordsPolicyRepublicanDemocraticExtraordinaryCirclesDespiteForeign Policy Author:Chuck Todd
“Despite the fact that the country was electing Republicans, Obama wasn't being stopped, and it's because of the political system. The political system has evolved into a giant bureaucracy, the primary purpose of which is self-preservation, not fixing anything.” SelfCountryFactsPoliticalPurposeRepublicanDespitePrimariesGiantsPreservationBureaucracyFixingPolitical SystemsSelf Preservation Author:Rush Limbaugh
“As a young lawyer, I learned to try to find common ground with people, to look for a human connection. When I got to the Senate, despite the fact that there were a lot of people who didn't want me to get there - and were sure they'd never even talk to me, let alone work with me - I really tried to do the job I was sent there to do by the people of New York, which was to get things done for my constituents. I worked with Republicans, and we found a lot of common ground. It isn't easy, but it's part of what we have to do in politics today.” PeopleWantTryingHumansLooksDoneFactsTodayJobsYoungFoundEasyCommonNew YorkRepublicanConnectionsLawyerDespiteSenateWant MeThings DoneTalk To MeConstituentsCommon GroundHuman ConnectionPolitics Today Author:Hillary Clinton
“Senator [Tom] Cotton has campaigned on wanting to kill Obamacare. He voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act back in January, but he now says, despite these marathon all-night sessions going on in the House, Republicans need to do better, they need to start over, they need to come up with something that the Senate says will actually reduce prices for insurance and keep it affordable.” NeedsCareNightHouseRepublicanCome UpDespiteSenateTomsSenatorsMarathonSessionAll NightStarting OverObamacareAffordableJanuaryCottonAffordable Care Act Author:Rachel Maddow