John McCain said "We were elected to reduce the size of government and enlarge the sphere of free and private enterprise. We increased the size of government and the false hope that we could bribe the public into keeping us in office. And the people punished us." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 15, 2006

We were elected to reduce the size of government and enlarge the sphere of free and private enterprise. We increased the size of government and the false hope that we could bribe the public into keeping us in office. And the people punished us.

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John McCain

Republican · Arizona

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Editor's note · Context

McCain reflects on the failures of the Republican party and the consequences of their actions.

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