“It shouldn't be a Republican or Democratic issue whether we take care of the environment. That should be a human issue.” ShouldHumansCareIssuesEnvironmentRepublicanDemocraticTake Care Author:Michael Franti
“They say that Japan's rigorous building codes and regulations saved thousands of lives over there. Or, as Republicans here saw it, it 'fostered a socialist, anti-business environment that's worse than being dead.'” EnvironmentSawsBuildingRepublicanSavedCodeJapanRegulationSocialistBusiness Environment Author:Bill Maher
“I grew up in Detroit. I grew up in an environment where you were supposed to be Democrat, where they told you that Republicans were evil people and that they were racist.” PeopleEvilEnvironmentGrewRepublicanGrew UpDemocratSupposed To BeRacistDetroitEvil People Author:Benjamin Carson
“Certainly the Republican Party changed and I never changed, as I became an independent my values never changed whether it's on fiscal responsibility, environment or using government tools to help the less fortunate.” HelpingGovernmentValuesPartyResponsibilityEnvironmentChangedRepublicanToolsIndependentFortunateRepublican PartyNever ChangeLess FortunateFiscal Responsibility Author:Lincoln Chafee
“Historically, things were moving in a pretty good direction until the Reagan presidency. And then it all got reversed. The Mexico City policy was instituted - the idea of wrecking the environment for this generation's profit and forgetting about our gets got firmly embedded. I'm sad to say the Clinton administration didn't turn it around and the Bush administration, well, I think they're the worst administration we've ever had, and I used to be a Republican.” ThinkingWellsIdeasMovingUsedTurnsForgetCitiesEnvironmentGenerationsWorstPolicyRepublicanClintonProfitUsed To BeAdministrationMexicoPresidencyEmbeddedThis GenerationMoving InMexico CityI'm Sad Author:Paul R. Ehrlich
“I've said that, that I've felt like as Christians and particularly even as Republicans, we needed to address issues that touched the broader perspective, and that included disease, hunger, poverty, homelessness, the environment.” SaidChristianFeltPovertyIssuesEnvironmentPerspectiveNeededRepublicanDiseaseHungerAddressesTouchedHomelessnessHunger Poverty Author:Mike Huckabee
“The fundamental problem for Republicans when it comes to the environment is that whatever you say is viewed through the prism of suspicion.” ProblemEnvironmentRepublicanFundamentalsSuspicionPrismsWhatever You Say Author:Frank Luntz
“You can't blame the administration and the Republicans for taking us back to deficits, for spending the Social Security surplus and assaulting the environment. That's what they promised to do in the last election.” LastsSocialEnvironmentSecurityRepublicanElectionBlameSpendingAdministrationSocial SecurityDeficitSurplus Author:William J. Clinton
“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
“The ability of Republican leaders to rile up their base - helped along by folks like Rush Limbaugh, some commentators on Fox News - I think created an environment in which Republican voters would punish Republicans for cooperating with me. That hothouse of back-and-forth argument and - and really sharp partisanship I think has been harmful to America.” ThinkingHas BeensAmericaAbilityLeaderEnvironmentRepublicanNewsArgumentFolksVotersFoxesBack And ForthCommentatorsFox NewsPartisanshipCooperating Author:Barack Obama