“Of course the Republicans have long wanted to privatize Social Security and destroy it. But Social Security has been the most important and valuable social program in the history of the United States.” LongHas BeensImportantStatesWantedCoursesSocialUnitedUnited StatesSecurityRepublicanProgramValuableSocial SecuritySocial Programs Author:Bernie Sanders
“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
“I liked working with Republicans. We had five pretty good years after we had that bad year in '95 that culminated in two government shutdowns. But then they really decided that they liked being in the majority for the first time in forty years, and they wanted to get some things done, and I agreed, to get things I wanted. It was all perfectly transparent. Everybody knew what they wanted and what I wanted.” YearsFirstsTwoDoneGovernmentWantedFiveRepublicanFirst TimeDecidedMajorityFortyTransparentThings DoneGood YearsGovernment ShutdownBad Years Author:William J. Clinton
“I know things are going to get better in spite of both sides. Then when things do get better, then you'll hear the yell that will go up. The Democrats will swear that recovery was due to them. Now the Republicans, they'll say it was due to them. Nobody wanted to claim the credit for the country blowing up, but wait until it starts picking up and they'll both be on it then. See?” KnowsCountryWantedPoliticsWaitingSidesRepublicanClaimsDemocratCreditDuesRecoveryGet BetterSpiteSwearBoth SidesBlowing Up Author:Will Rogers
“There is a limitation on debate, which is unlike other bills, for 20 hours, but there is no limitation on amendments. In other words, Republicans if they wanted to, and I suspect they do, could offer literally thousands of amendments and keep Senate in session for weeks and months.” IfsWantedHoursWeekMonthsRepublicanOffersBillsDebateLimitationSuspectsSenateAmendmentsSession Author:Rick Santorum
“And why is it "homophobic" for Senate Republicans to look askance at sex in public bathrooms? Is the Times claiming that sodomy in public bathrooms is the essence of being gay? I thought gays just wanted to get married to one another and settle down in the suburbs so they could visit each other in the hospital.” LooksWantedSexRepublicanGayMarriedEssenceSettlingHospitalsSenateBathroomSuburbsSettling DownBeing GayHomophobic Author:Ann Coulter
“New Rule: I don't give two fingleberries and a McShit-all that Dumbledore is gay. I never wanted to know who Dumbledore was in the first place. Let alone his sexuality. What concerns me is adults who read 800-page books about magic schoolboys... and then try to talk to me about it. If I had the slightest interest in homosexuals with powers, I'd be a Republican.” IfsKnowsGivingTryingFirstsTwoBookWantedInterestMagicRepublicanGayPagesAdultsConcernSexualityHomosexualTalk To Me Author:Bill Maher
“But I think there was a sense amongst the House Republicans especially that we didnt just want to be opposed to Bill Clinton; that we wanted to tell the country what we were for and to brand ourselves in a more positive manner.” ThinkingWantCountryWantedHouseRepublicanBillsClintonBrands Author:Ed Gillespie
“Before I ran for District Attorney, two Republicans invited my husband and me to lunch. And I knew a party-switch was exactly what they wanted. So, I told Chuck, we'll be polite, enjoy a free lunch and then say goodbye. But we talked about issues - they never used the words Republican, or Democrat, conservative or liberal. We talked about many issues, like welfare - is it a way of life, or a hand-up? Talked about the size of government - how much should it tax families and small businesses? And when we left that lunch, we got in the car and I looked over at Chuck and said, "I'll be damned, we're Republicans."” KnowsWaySaidTwoHandsWantedUsedLeftEnjoyPartyIssuesCarRepublicanHusbandDemocratConservativeRanWelfareGoodbyeMy HusbandLunchPoliteInvitedSaying GoodbyeAttorneyChuckHands UpFree Lunch Author:Susana Martinez
“Republicans are obsessed with abortion...if they really wanted to protect the weakest, most helpless people, wouldn't they protect the Democrats?” PeopleIfsWantedRepublicanProtectDemocratObsessedAbortionHelpless Author:Bill Maher
“Like in [the 1950s] if you wanted to ruin someone´s career in Hollywood you claimed he was a Communist. Nowadays, you want to ruin someone´s career in Hollywood, you claim they are Republican.” IfsWantWantedPoliticalPartyCareersRepublicanHollywoodClaimsRuinsCommunistPolitical Parties Author:Jay Leno
“After the November elections gave Republicans control of the Senate, voters made clear they wanted change. We were hopeful our leaders got the voters' message. However, after our speaker forced through the (spending bill) by passing it with Democratic votes and without time to read it, it seemed clear that we needed new leadership.” MadeWantedChangeLeadershipLeaderClearNeededRepublicanMessagesVoteElectionBillsDemocraticSpendingPassingPassingsHopefulVotersSenateSpeakersNovemberEver AfterPassing It Author:Louie Gohmert
“I wish every Republican wanted to impeach [Jeorge W.] Bush , but people don't agree with this. He's stating a fact about what he believes.” PeopleBelieveFactsWantedWishRepublicanAgree Author:Rachel Maddow
“I came to the resolve that the attempt was not only worth trying, but should be tried in the very near future if we wanted at all to keep our flag flying; for I was sure as of my own existence that if another decade was allowed to pass without an endeavour of some kind or another to shake off an unjust yoke, the Irish people would sink into lethargy from which it would be impossible for any patriot . . . to arouse them . . .” PeopleIfsShouldTryingKindWould BeWantedMy OwnExistenceImpossibleRepublicanDecadesFlyingShakesResolveFlagsPatriotUnjustEndeavourYokeLethargy Author:James Stephens
“Let's go back to the beginning of the Obama administration, when Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama led NATO in toppling the government in Libya. They did it because they wanted to promote democracy. A number of Republicans supported them. Well, the result is, Libya is now a terrorist war zone run by jihadists.” WellsWarGovernmentRunningWantedResultsNumbersDemocracyRepublicanClintonTerroristAdministrationBarackZoneNatoLibyaWar Zones Author:Ted Cruz
“President Obama hosted lawmakers Thursday saying he wanted bipartisan input on health care reform. Nobody's mind was changed. At the summit's end he threatened to go with the nuclear option, showing he's tougher on Republicans than he is on Iran.” MindEndsCareWantedPresidentChangedRepublicanNuclearReformHealth CareIranPresident ObamaThreatenedSummitInputThursdayBipartisanLawmakersHealth Care Reform Author:Argus Hamilton
“I went to my first national convention in 1976, when my family supported [Ronald] Reagan over [Gerald] Ford, so we've always been Republicans, but we've always wanted the Republican Party to be the party of fiscally conservative, limited-government types. And I think, sometimes, we haven't done that as well.” ThinkingFirstsWellsSometimesDoneGovernmentWantedPartyHavensTypeRepublicanMy FamilyConservativeConventionsRepublican PartyLimited GovernmentGerald Ford Author:Rand Paul
“[Bill] Clinton was able to defeat conservatives, Republicans, at every turn. And so he was given wide latitude, leeway. He could do whatever he wanted and not be condemned for it. But young people today are not prone to rewarding that kind of behavior.” PeopleKindTodayAbleWantedYoungTurnsGivenRepublicanBehaviorBillsClintonDefeatWideLatitude Author:Rush Limbaugh
“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
“The Republicans want to take us forward to the dark ages again ... when women were property that you could easily control, even trade if you wanted to. It's appalling we are having this debate in the 21st century.” IfsWantAgeWantedDarkCenturyRepublicanTradePropertyDebate21st CenturyDark Ages Author:Frank Lautenberg
“All of these years I've been doing my program I was under the impression the Republican Party wanted to beat Democrats. And as the years have gone by, it's become obvious to me that that's not their number one objective.” YearsWantedPartyNumbersGoneRepublicanBeatsProgramDemocratObviousImpressionObjectivesRepublican Party Author:Rush Limbaugh
“[Donald] Trump wanted the nomination, and all these other Republicans and their supporters didn't want Trump to have the nomination. So who became the villains? What Trump wanted became the story. "Will he get it? Will Trump get to 1,237?" Did not Ted Cruz become a villain in the middle of this by virtue of trying to stop the hero by getting delegates in all of the state conventions?” WantTryingStatesStoriesWantedVirtueMiddleTrumpHeroRepublicanVillainConventionsSupporterNominationsCruzDelegates Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I was raised a right-wing Republican and was about eighteen when I had to admit to myself that in regards to the great domestic crucible of the day, civil rights and racial justice, conservatives were on the wrong side historically and morally, and that it took too much intellectual and psychological jujitsu to pretend otherwise. I didn't want to pretend anymore; I wanted to be on the right side.” WantWantedSidesJusticeToo MuchRightsRepublicanIntellectualRegardWingsRaisedPsychologicalCivil RightsRight WingEighteenRacial JusticeCrucible Author:Steve Erickson
“The Republican Primaries were quite interesting. The establishment had its candidate, [Mitt] Romney, a kind of a Wall Street lawyer and investor, and they wanted him in. But the base didn't want him.” WantKindWantedInterestingStreetsWallRepublicanLawyerPrimariesCandidatesInvestorsEstablishmentRomneyWant Him Author:Noam Chomsky