Political Quotes

“by now most Americans are well acquainted with Donald Trump but especially Donald Trump's head-scratching slogan ``Make America Great Again.'' He has his little hat he wears when he doesn't want his hair to get messed up. That slogan offers a peek inside the minds of Donald Trump and his Republican followers in Congress. These Republicans want to believe our country isn't great. They want to believe this Nation is foundering. They don't want to listen to the facts; they just want to follow Trump. Earlier this year Speaker Ryan echoed Donald Trump when he said, in criticizing President Obama, ``We think that the President's policies aren't working. . . . We have flat wages.'' Why do Republicans spend so much time rooting against economic growth and ignoring millions of newly insured Americans' access to health care? Why do they root daily against America? Because they say anything to convince their radical base that President Obama is failing, even though the facts are contrary. Despite what Donald Trump and the congressional Republicans say, we know that America is great already, and because of Democratic policies, we are improving it every day, in spite of the obstacles--filibuster, filibuster, filibuster, obstacle, obstacle, obstacle. Let's look at the facts. Yesterday the Census Bureau reported that median household incomes grew by 5.2 percent last year. That is the single largest annual income gain ever recorded--ever recorded. Isn't America great?…”