Political Quotes

“earlier this year a Treasury Department official described Americans who wanted further tax relief as ``selfish.'' Two weeks ago the minority leader in the other body said, and I quote, that he did not think most Americans were overtaxed. So perhaps it should not come as any surprise when I picked up the paper this morning to learn that the President described the people of Virginia as selfish for supporting a tax cut. According to the Washington Times this morning, the President is miffed that voters still want tax cuts, even though the economy has improved. I have news for the President, the economy has improved because of the hard work and ingenuity of the American people. They work hard to feed their children's appetites, not Washington's appetite to spend money. The Tax Foundation recently released their latest study showing that government at all levels is taking the biggest bite out of the Americans paychecks in the history of our country. What we need to do is what Washington should do. That is to only take that amount of money that we need to officially run this Government, and not one penny more.”