Political Quotes

“I rise this morning to talk about a word that is everywhere, a word that is the response to every idea that we come up with, and that word is ``socialism.'' It is a scary word. It is a magical word. It is the word that comes up every time Democrats propose a plan to better educate America's children--socialism; to make the elderly more secure in their retirement--socialism; to make healthcare available to people in this country who still can't see a doctor--socialism. It is a magical word because, if you say ``socialism,'' then it allows you to hide the fact that you actually don't have a counterplan, that when the Democrats say here are a bunch of plans to make healthcare better and you don't have a plan, you just say ``socialism,'' and that could end the conversation. It is a magical word because it allows you to distract from the fact that, if you actually do the things to better educate America's children or to make America's retirees more secure in their retirement or to make healthcare more available, that costs a little money. The problem with that is that, for my Republican colleagues, that money needs to go into tax cuts for the wealthiest people in this country and for corporations. That is a problem. By the way, it is not a new thing. This has been going on for 100 years. I have a quote here from President Reagan.…”