Political Quotes

“where is the cut? This chart shows that under the Republican budget plan, Medicare spending will increase by nearly $100 billion over the next 7 years. Now, this second chart that we are going to show here shows that spending per recipient for welfare recipients will go from $4,700 up to $6,300 per person. Now, I know this has to come as a complete shock to my friends on the other side of the aisle who spare no opportunity to scream about imagined Medicare cuts. They look at America and they see only two kinds of people: The wealthy and the victimized. The wealthy are, of course, evil and in need of punishment. The victims need protection, and they think that only liberal Democrats here in Congress can provide that protection. Well, the liberal political world view has been almost totally rejected by the American people. Americans are tired of excuses. They are tired of the slick blame game, and they will not be scared by the liberal Democrat shrieks they hear here in Congress anymore. These are imaginary cuts. They do not exist.”