Political Quotes

“Well, I think they should be concerned. You've got to remember the auto unions have endorsed Bill Clinton, for a lot of reasons. But I am convinced that 40- to 45-miles-per-gallon CAFE, fuel efficiency standards, would throw--I hope I didn't say all the auto workers; maybe in a hyperbole or an exaggeration for a campaign I did-- but they'll throw a lot of workers out of work, because they cannot meet those standards. And it is another example, in my view, of where--it's in Gore's book, I believe--where they adopt one position in going to one area, the environmental community, then mute it down. Governor Clinton met with the leaders of the three major auto businesses with the head of the UAW at his side, and said, ``Well, I'm studying it; I'm going through the National Academy of Sciences report''--about this thick, all square roots and stuff. He couldn't possibly have done that. And I just believe that--I am certain that I'm correct that trying to meet those standards would throw a lot of people out of work. Not going to back away from it one single bit. Government Gridlock Moderator. Mr. President, your popularity after the Gulf war was at a record high. Why did you not use that clout, that influence to push through aggressively your domestic agenda?”