This is simply the wrong time.
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Remarks on Signing Line Item Vetoes of the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1998, and an Exchange With Reporters
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We know big government does not have all the answers. We know there`s not a program for every problem. We know and we have worked to give the American people a smaller, less bureaucratic government in Washington. And we have to give the American people one that lives within its means. The era of big government is over.
You know, when she was young, she worked at McDonald's, and she greeted every person with that 1000-watt smile and said, 'How can I help you?' Now she's at the pinnacle of power, and she's still asking, 'How can I help you?'
I'll tell you something, I'm going to give you this election back, and if you'll give it to me, I won't be like George Bush. I'll never forget who gave me a second chance, and I'll be there for you until the last dog dies.
From the first days of our Revolution, America's security has depended on the clarity of this message: Don't tread on us.





