Political Quotes

“these same folks who shut down the Government now claim to be working in a fiscally responsible manner to balance the Federal budget. They are asking us to support a continuing resolution laden with $342 million in special-interest pork to help the Republican Governors of New Hampshire and Louisiana balance their budgets without violating their no new taxes pledge. It is easy. Here is how to do it: ``You run for Governor. You say you are not going to increase taxes. You overspend and run up a deficit. Then you call your political friends in Washington to bail you out with a little bit of money. You than can go back and run for reelection, say, `Look, I did not raise taxes, and I balanced my budget.' ''. The fact is the taxpayers in 48 other States are going to have to have their taxes raised or their spending cut so that we can have this little payoff to help these two Governors in New Hampshire and Louisiana. Every State in this Nation grapples with balancing their books. My State, the State of Ohio, is plagued by the rules, has made the tough choices to keep spending in line. We will never be able to balance the Federal budget if a couple of States that have particularly good political connections in Washington, or might have had an early Presidential primary, if those States are overspending and get bailed out by the Federal Government.…”