“Raising the minimum wage, as President Obama proposed in his State of the Union address, tends to be more popular with the general public than with economists.” StatesPresidentUnionsAddressesPresident ObamaMinimumEconomistMinimum WageGeneral Public Author:Christina Romer
“The state is facing a unique and extraordinary set of challenges and opportunities that demand the involvement of all of us to address them. It's time for everyone to pull together to improve California's competitiveness.” StatesTogetherOpportunityChallengesDemandUniqueExtraordinaryCaliforniaAddressesUniquenessInvolvementCompetitivenessOpportunities And Challenges Author:Carly Fiorina
“I very much regret, in appearing before you at your request, to address you on the present state of the country, and the prospect before us, that I can bring you no good tidings.” I CanCountryStatesRegretAddressesRequestAppearingTidyTidings Book:Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860 Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860
“Formerly, leaders of states practiced realism, but did not honor it. With them morality was violated, but moral notions remained intact. The modern governor, owing to the fact that he addresses crowds, is compelled to be a moralist, and to present his acts as bound up with a system of morality.” StatesFactsLeaderMoralModernHonorMoralityNotionBoundsCrowdsAddressesGovernorsRealismCompelledOwingMoralist Author:Julien Benda
“My position on how to address the Confederate flag is clear. In Florida, we acted, moving the flag from the state grounds to a museum, where it belonged.” StatesMovingClearPositionAddressesMuseumsFlagsFloridaConfederateConfederate Flag Author:Rick Santorum