Quotes about "Politics & Government"

The Obama administration notoriously refuses to acknowledge that Islamists commit Islamist terror, so it logically follows that a Christian victim of Islamist violence should not address the issue lest it challenge accepted political orthodoxy. ”

Good governance requires working toward common ground. It isn't easy. ”

ISIS filled the vacuum in Iraq and Syria created by a lack of effective governance. ”

Gingrich, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, and Clinton passed legislation because they understood and appreciated the difficult political process. They fought for their principles yet recognized the need for compromise to get anything done. ”

Political correctness is a poison to our security and defenses. It imposes a willful blindness, both at the macro level when unwilling to engage with radical Islamism or whatever you want to call it - if you're not willing to call it what it is - and at the micro level, at the street level. ”

Memorial Day isn't just about honoring veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that's a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It's a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it. ”

For those without money, the road to that treasure house of the imagination begins at the public library. ”

If immigration reform doesn't happen, that doesn't say good things about our democracy, that everybody wants it, but Congress couldn't pass it. ”

Our voting records are not necessarily the same, but, you know, we're all Texans, and at the end of the day, we try to help each other out. ”

Frankly, no issue is worth shutting down the government and denying pay to those committed to public service. ”