Political Quotes

“in the real world, when one of us makes a promise, he is expected to keep it. Politicians are held in low repute precisely because people do not expect them to keep their promises, and herein lies the heart of President Clinton's problem. The people elected him President in 1992 because of his promises and now find that he has repudiated them. President Clinton promised to ``end welfare as we know it.'' He broke that promise. He failed to keep his promise to give the middle class a tax cut. He failed to keep his promise to reduce the size of Government. He failed to keep his promise to balance the budget in 5 years. The consequences of the President's broken promises are grave, not just because the country is still stuck with a broken welfare system, a Tax Code that makes it hard for workers and their families to get by, and a rising national debt that threatens the future of our children and grandchildren but also because in failing to keep his promises the President undermines the public trust. President Clinton, I fear, does not understand that when he breaks a promise, he contributes to the cynicism and anger of the public. The American people are by nature neither cynical nor angry, but who can blame them for their distrust of politicians in Washington, DC, when they are forever being disappointed by broken promises. The people have demonstrated to us time and time again that they want welfare reform, they want a balanced budget, and they want tax relief.”