Political Quotes

“we are, as a nation, facing difficult financial times, and I for one believe it is true that the middle class in America is suffering economically to a degree that is unusual. It needs to be thought about, it needs to be addressed. I have a number of ideas about what we should do, and they don't include raising taxes and spreading the money around. I don't believe that is the right direction for the country to go. That is essentially the view of President Obama. As he says he is for the middle class, he taxes people at even higher levels and would do those kinds of government programs that he believes will work. At a most fundamental level, I am convinced the greatest thing we can do to strengthen America--strengthen us financially, strengthen job creation for the middle class--would be to do the things that allow growth in the private sector. There are a lot of things we can do that will not cost this Treasury a dime. Indeed, one of the greatest threats to the American economy is the debt that hangs over us like a cloud. It is inhibiting growth and investment and prosperity. We have to get this Nation on a sustainable path, not the unsustainable path we are on. I have been disappointed, frankly, at the leadership of the President. He has not understood this. He believes that the way to do it is through governmental borrowing, taxing, and spending. That is not the way to get out of this fix.…”