Political Quotes

“That is a fact. These aren't people that hang out on the Riviera. These aren't the people on the ``Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.'' These are good people who work hard all day, and frankly, you deserve a break, not more taxes. But you know, it's worse than this. I don't want to ruin your day, but let me just finish this record. It is worse than this. He has promised a new program every time he makes a speech. But he hasn't said how he'll pay for them. He'll need hundreds of billions of dollars more, beyond the tax increases he's already proposed. You might say, where is he going to get the money? Well, listen to a newspaper from Governor Clinton's own home State, the Pine Bluff Commercial. They said, and I quote, ``If Congress followed the example Bill Clinton set as Governor of Arkansas, it would pass a program that hit the middle class the hardest.'' That is a quote from the people that know best. So if the past is any guide, Bill Clinton will go to where the money is. He'll take it right out of your pocketbook, right from the middle, hard-working class in this country. He's not going to stop at just taxing the rich. He's going to raise taxes on the middle, and I'm not going to let him do it. Just think about what the Clinton plan would mean right here in Bowling Green. Let's say you are working in a campus administration. You get maybe, what, $38,000 a year in taxable income. Governor Clinton could have give you another $1,700 to the tax man. I say you should use that money, keep it to pay your bills, not to pay off some special interest. Here's how he responds: He says, forget it, ``I'm a different kind of Democrat.'' Yes, I've heard that one. Listen to his first political boss, George McGovern. McGovern says, and here's what I quote, ``The Democratic ticket is much more liberal underneath, and they will show it after they are elected.'' Let's see that they are not elected to this high office. Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!”