Political Quotes

“Twenty thousand jobs are at stake if we listen to the extremists that are coming out of that environmental movement. I care about that little spotted owl, but I also care about 30,000 families whose jobs are at stake. I mentioned the need for small business to have the burden of legal reform lifted, but it's not just small business. People are afraid to coach Little League because of crazy lawsuits. Doctors are afraid to deliver babies because somebody's going to come and sue them for malpractice, or the hospitals have to raise the cost and raise the tests for fear they'll get some crazy lawsuit. A citizen going along the highway is afraid to stop and help his fellow American because he's afraid somebody's going to say, ``Oh, you didn't do it just right. We're going to sue you.'' We've got to put some restrictions on these outrageous lawsuits. We've got to care for each other more. Health care, health care, we have the best plan for health care. It makes insurance available to the poorest of the poor through vouchers. It gives tax relief to the next income group. It says make insurance available through pooling, bring the cost down, do something about malpractice, but do not get the Government further into the health care business. On education, the answer in a struggling time is to educate people better, and we've got the best program. America 2000 says to the communities and to the teachers--not to that all-powerful teachers union that tries to dictate to these teachers--it says to them, look, we're going to work with you. We have 1,700 America 2000 communities already in existence, many of them right here with Ohio in the lead. And we've got to revolutionize education. We've got to give these kids every opportunity. One big difference I have with Governor Clinton and Gore is this: I want to see the parents be able to choose public, private, or religious schools and give them a chance. You know, Barbara and I talk about family values. One family value is that a family ought to be able to grow up in a neighborhood free of crime and drugs. And I back our police officers. I don't want some leftwing judges appointed to the Supreme Court who don't care about the victims of crime and spend all their time worrying about the criminals. Let's turn it around. Let's have more compassion for the victims and less for the criminals. You know, the Arkansas--I hate to go back to that because we're on a roll here--go back to Arkansas--a guy is sentenced, he spends 20 percent of that sentence under the--that's not enough. Under the Federal prison program, 85 percent. We must support our police. The other day from Arkansas eight people came to see me, and they endorsed me for President. They were the Fraternal Order of Police of Little Rock, Arkansas. Here's the big difference. Here's the big difference. Clinton and Gore talk about Government investing in getting jobs. The Government takes your money and does not invest. It is the business sector. It is the mom-and-pop store. It is small business that needs relief. And here's the way we're going to give it to them. Here's the way we're going to get that deficit down and get the mortgage burden off the back of these kids: One, give me a balanced budget amendment and force the Congress to get this deficit down. Give us a check-off so the individual taxpayer can check his tax return, she can say--he or she can check it and say 10 percent of my tax must go to reducing the Federal deficit. Make the Congress do it. Third, give me what 43 Governors have. Congress can't do it. Give me that line-item veto, and let the President have a shot. Four, the President has a limited number of terms, two terms for a President. Let's limit the terms on the U.S. Congress and hand the power back to the people. I have a big argument--I talk about trust and character, and I believe they are important. In the debate, Governor Clinton said it's not the character of the President, it is ``the character of the Presidency.'' He's wrong. The two are interlocked. You've got to stand for something as President of the United States. Let me tell you something. I have learned this as President. You can't please everybody on everything. It's like any normal human being. You make a mistake; you look the American people in the eye and say, ``I did it.'' Then you go on and lead. But you cannot be all things to all people. My argument with Governor Clinton is, he tries to be on all sides of all questions. On right to work, he's for it in the South, against it when he talks to the labor unions. On free trade, he's for it, and you heard this in the debate, ``I'm for it, but.'' You can't have any ``buts'' in the White House. On term limits, he sees the merits of it, but he's opposed to it. And on the Gulf war--how do you like this for leadership from the Commander in Chief--when the going got tough, here's what he said: ``I agree with the arguments of the minority''--that's who wanted to stand pat--``I agree with the arguments of the minority, but I guess I would have voted with the majority.'' You cannot waffle when you're Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. Audience members. Boo-o-o!”