Quotes about "Politics & Government"

When I die, I don't want my demise to be used as a political rally, and that's what happened yesterday. ”

The United States is considered a puritanical society by many Western nations. For example, they can't believe we hassle public servants like General David Petraeus because he had a mistress. In France, if a powerful man doesn't have a mistress, he's considered a wimp. ”

The safety of the flying public should not be for sale. Handing air traffic control over to a private entity partly governed by the airlines is both a risk and liability we can't afford to take. ”

America's corporate and political elites now form a regime of their own and they're privatizing democracy. All the benefits - the tax cuts, policies and rewards flow in one direction: up. ”

This is the first time in my 32 years in public broadcasting that PBS has ordered up programs for ideological instead of journalistic reasons. ”

Pity the poor senator or representative trying to stay alive in the political jungle. At every turn, there's a danger: a constituent who actually wants something done. Or worse, a campaign donor who might be offended by that something. ”

During the 2000 bubble, many companies rushed to go public before they had any revenue. ”

Speak up! We live in a democracy. We all need to make sure our voices are heard and our opinions are known. ”

Shouldn't Democrats insist that Sen. Durbin step down as their whip, the number two man in their leadership? ”

In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but by the civilian leadership of the war effort. ”