Political Quotes

“I thank you for laying that out. And I think history can be judged by objective observers as it relates to fiscal responsibility. But a few facts that perhaps some in the Chamber may have had amnesia about, but maybe it bears going through. Sequestration and painful budget cuts as it relates to the extreme agenda of some here in the Congress have been brought to us in a manner that has cost us both jobs and the ability to experience accelerated financial growth. We saw in the aftermath of a severe economic shock the approach that was taken by our friends over in Europe of extreme austerity did not bear financial fruit. It was the stimulus package that was put forth-- with not a single vote from anyone on the other side of the aisle--that was actually the financially responsible approach taken to help deal with the train wreck that President Obama inherited and to get the economy back on track. But, of course, the objective from the very beginning--not my words, but the words of the Senate majority leader on the other side of the Capitol--was to make the President a one-term President. I just don't even understand the philosophy of a President who takes office, inherits the worst economy since the Great Depression, and the number one agenda is to make sure that he is a one-term President. But that was an unsuccessful political endeavor. He gets a second term.…”