Political Quotes

“Well, we will do it, and we need some help, because for 3 straight months, unemployment has gone down. And all I hear is: Bad news for President Bush; job market shrinks. For five straight quarters--I'm talking quarters, a year-and-a-half, maybe six, because those figures will be out, I believe this week--we have had growth in this economy, albeit anemic growth. It's been very slow. But there hasn't been any negative growth. Germany was down this past month, a negative growth. Japan, we're growing twice as fast as they are. Our economy, with interest rates down and inflation down, is far better than most of the European economies. But to listen to Clinton-Gore and their friends jump on me, they say it's all my fault. I'll take the blame. I make a mistake, I admit it. Ninety-three percent of the people are working. Now, they're afraid. They're scared they might not have that job tomorrow. So I'd like--all I ask is a fair presentation and then an objective look at who has the best answers to stimulate the economy, particularly small business, and lift these people out of this fear that I understand they have. And I believe it can be done. One last point: Governor Clinton can only win if he convinces everybody that things are really bad, worse than they are. He says that the American economy is something--I don't have the exact quote, but I'll paraphrase with accuracy--less than Germany but something more than Sri Lanka and that we are the mockery of the world. That is not right. We are the most respected nation in the world, and we are going to lead the world into recovery, if we don't go the tax-and-spend route. Hurricane Andrew Recovery Efforts”