Political Quotes

“Mr. President, a few weeks ago, I was asked to act as emcee for the Arizona Distinguished Young Women's Scholarship Program. During the self-expression portion of the evening, meant to showcase how quickly these women could think on their feet, the participants were asked the following question: If you could live a day without rules and consequences and do something truly outrageous, what would it be? Remember, these are high school seniors. As I stood on stage and called on each of the young women to answer the question, Alexis, from Tempe, confidently took the microphone and said: I would fly to Washington, DC, go to the United States Senate floor, and ask each Senator this question: ``What do you plan to do about the national debt?'' The audience roared its approval, and I was put on the spot. This is a topic that has received scant attention in this political season, this election season, but it was put front and center at a scholarship program. We shouldn't be surprised by this. For every day that we adults continue our obsession over emails and birth certificates, these high school seniors recognize that we are spending $1.4 billion more than we are taking in. This will result in nearly a $500 billion deficit this year, which will be added to our burgeoning $19 trillion debt. They know this and understand this because this is the debt they will be left with long after our political careers are over.…”