“I know the President [Barack Obama]. I like him and respect him. That does not mean I agree with all of our government's policies, whether they come from Democrats or Republicans.” KnowsMeanDoeGovernmentPresidentPolicyRepublicanAgreeDemocratBarackPresident Barack ObamaI Like Him Author:Jamie Dimon
“Donald Trump will lead a unified Republican government. And we will work hand-in- hand on a positive agenda to tackle America's big challenges.” HandsBigsGovernmentAmericaChallengesTrumpRepublicanAgendasHand In HandUnifiedBig ChallengesRepublican Government Author:Paul Ryan
“The thing that distinguishes America is that it is a republican form of government - anything that is not outlawed or specifically barred or regulated by the [Constitution] is LEGAL.” GovernmentAmericaFormRepublicanConstitutionForms Of Government Author:Bernard von NotHaus
“Donald Trump's staffing up a pretty traditional, very conservative Republican government, not a populist outsider government, at least not yet.” GovernmentTrumpRepublicanConservativeTraditionalOutsidersPopulistRepublican GovernmentStaffing Author:Mara Liasson
“I think it does because if you think of where "The Daily Show" was when I inherited it from Jon Stewart, I was in a space where, essentially, everything seemed like it was on track, you know, in terms of - from a progressive point of view, you know, you're looking at Republicans who, yes, were in control of many facets of government.” IfsThinkingKnowsDoeShowsGovernmentTermSpaceViewsRepublicanTrackPoint Of ViewProgressiveFacetsDaily Show Author:Trevor Noah
“The most powerful country in world history, which is sure to set its stamp on what follows, placed the entire government (executive, legislative, judicial branches) in the hands of an organization - the Republican Party - dedicated to escalating the race to disaster.” WorldCountryHandsGovernmentPowerfulPartyRaceRepublicanOrganizationDisasterBranchesExecutivesMost PowerfulDedicatedRepublican PartyStampsWorld HistoryJudicialEscalatingJudicial BranchPowerful Countries Author:Noam Chomsky
“The Office of Government Ethics has taken the right position on this, one consistent with many Republicans and Democrats. And by the way, OGE and Walt Shaub in particular, were very, very helpful in moving the [George W. Bush] nominees through. This is not a partisan organization at all.” WayGovernmentMovingTakenPositionParticularRepublicanOfficeEthicsOrganizationDemocratConsistentHelpfulPartisansWalt Author:Reince Priebus
“You put the republican members of congress who are up for re-election, and quite candidly, the democrats, because every democratic congressperson ought to be writing, tweeting, and you put them on notice. We are the boss of this government, not the [Donald] Trump.” WritingGovernmentOughtTrumpRepublicanMembersElectionDemocraticDemocratCongressBoss Author:Joe Madison
“Trump can, like every government, trigger a short boom with borrowed money, just like he has announced. He appears to want to adopt the economic policy approach favored by Republicans of putting lots of money into building roads and cutting taxes. Markets like that. But, at the end of the day, someone always has to foot the bill.” WantEndsGovernmentCuttingFeetEconomicPolicyBuildingTrumpRepublicanTaxesApproachBillsThe End Of The DayLots Of MoneyTriggersBorrowedEconomic PolicyBorrowed MoneyBuilding Roads Author:Nicholas Bloom
“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
“Trump has picked the more extreme versions of all Republicans so far, the more aggressive. And I think the thing to watch out for is, I could totally paint a scenario where Trump runs an authoritarian regime. I can totally paint a scenario where he has no control over his own government.” ThinkingI CanGovernmentRunningWatchesTrumpRepublicanPaintExtremesVersionsAggressiveRegimesScenarios Author:David Brooks
“[John] Adams never had an optimistic view of human nature, and his experience in the Congress and abroad only deepened his suspicion that his fellow Americans might not have the character to sustain a republican government.” HumansCharacterGovernmentMightViewsHuman NatureRepublicanFellowsCongressOptimisticSuspicionRepublican Government Author:Gordon S. Wood
“To [Democrats], government's everything, controlling it, expanding it is everything. And it's not to us [the Republicans]. So they leave nothing to chance. If you reject them, "Well, screw you." They'll find a way to either bollix up what defeated them or just overwhelm the system with what they want anyway by bullying so many people at so frequent a time that people just give up, say, "All right, all right, okay, I'm tired," and the left gets what they want.” PeopleIfsWayWantGivingWellsGovernmentLeftChanceRepublicanGiving UpOkayTiredDemocratRejectsBullyingDefeatedScrewsExpandingI'm TiredJust Give UpScrew You Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I heard Nixon speak. He was talking about free enterprise, getting the government off your back, lowering the taxes and strengthening the military. Listening to Nixon speak sounded more like a breath of fresh air. I said to my friend, I said, "What party is he?" My friend said, "He's a Republican." I said, "Then I am a Republican."” SaidGovernmentSpeakPartyTalkingHeardAirMilitaryListeningRepublicanTaxesMy FriendsBreathsEnterpriseStrengtheningFresh AirFree Enterprise Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Whether we're talking about what the role of the government is, what you think of the United Nations, political leaders or how to respond to [Hurricane] Katrina and whether it had anything to do with race, across a wide variety of issues we see differences between mainstream black and white American opinion that dwarfs anything in American public opinion, period. Democrat versus Republican, men versus women, conservative versus liberal, the black/white divide is the biggest, one of the biggest in the world, and certainly the largest gap in the United States.” ThinkingMenWorldStatesGovernmentPoliticalNationsBlackDifferencesWhiteUnitedRaceTalkingLeaderOpinionRolesUnited StatesIssuesPeriodsRepublicanDemocratConservativeWideVarietyGapsDividesMainstreamBlack And WhiteVersusUnited NationsPublic OpinionHurricanesPolitical LeadersDwarfsKatrinaBlack WhiteHurricane Katrina Author:Michael C Dawson
“Objective truth itself is sometimes often seen as a right wing Republican-Christian plot to take over the government (though the rhetoric is cleverer than that, that's the bottom line).” SometimesGovernmentChristianLinesRepublicanWingsBottomObjectivesPlotRhetoricBottom LineRight WingObjective Truth Author:Peter Kreeft
“Every time a Republican wins the White House, whenever Republicans win control of Congress, the Drive-Bys always claim that the message is voters want a balanced and divided government.” WantGovernmentHouseWinningWhiteRepublicanMessagesClaimsCongressWhite HouseVotersDividedBalancedDivided Government Author:Rush Limbaugh
“What Republicans want to do is to put doctors and patients and patients' families back in charge of people's health care rather than having pencil pushers of the government or in some insurance office doing that job.” PeopleWantGovernmentCareJobsRepublicanOfficeDoctorsPatientHealth CarePencilsDoctors And Patients Author:Jim Sensenbrenner
“[The Republican Party] for example, they do run the House of Representatives, they're a majority there, and it's the House that is essentially sending the government into shutdown and maybe default. But they won the majority of seats there because of various kinds of chicanery. They got a minority of the votes, but a majority of the seats, and they're using them to press forward an agenda which is extremely harmful to the public.” KindGovernmentRunningHousePartyExampleRepublicanVoteMajorityPressesVariousSeatsMinoritiesAgendasRepresentativesRepublican PartyDefaultHouse Of RepresentativesChicanery Author:Noam Chomsky
“Maybe [the Republicans] 'll find ways around it, but the financial system of the world depends very heavily on the credibility of the US Treasury Department. US Treasury securities are what's called "good as gold"; they're the basis of international finance, and if the government can't uphold them, if they become valueless, the effect on the international financial system could be quite severe. But in order to destroy a limited health-care law, the right-wing Republicans, the reactionary Republicans, are willing to do that.” IfsWorldWayGovernmentCareLawOrderEffectsSecurityWillingDependsRepublicanGoldBasesWingsFinancialInternationalFinanceHealth CareDepartmentSevereCredibilityRight WingTreasuryReactionariesFinancial SystemValuelessUs Treasury Author:Noam Chomsky