Politician Quotes

[Many politicians see no problem with that. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, argues that it is better for members to earmark money for their districts than to leave spending to the] bureaucrats. ... I hope not... . Pork barrel is in the eye of the beholder. - Steny Hoyer

[It was] the most breathtakingly honest comment I've heard a politician make in many, many years, and I suspect it will be judged in the years to come as his greatest act of community service. - Jeff Kennett

[Israelis are still reeling from their own Nixon-goes-to-China moment.] No other politician had the toughness and the determination to do what he did in the face of the kind of opposition and criticism he faced, ... He's a tough guy. - Yossi Alpher

[Increasingly jittery conservative politicians warned yesterday that a left-right coalition - last tried in Germany in the late 1960s with mixed results - would be a disaster.] Such a coalition would be bad for the economy, and for democracy and the parties, ... It would strengthen the extreme left and the extreme right. We can't want that. - Christian Wulff

[In order to] break the iron triangle of money, lobbyists and legislation... beyond the personal ambitions of politicians. - John McCain

[In its effort to push through reforms, the automaker's management draws more support from Lower Saxony, which now has a conservative premier, Christian Wulff. He appears concerned about the company's long-term prospects as well as jobs for his state.] We can't be a toy for politicians that play (with) us once in awhile, ... Governments come and go but we have to be there for the long run. - Wolfgang Bernhard

[In his new book,] It Takes a Family... all politicians know that when you engage in any traditional values issue ... adjectives like intolerant, rigid, far-right, mean-spirited, extreme, hard-line and zealous will routinely be used to describe you. - Rick Santorum

[In 1902, lawyer-politician William Jennings Bryan came down from his hilltop home and delivered an oration.] Nothing but football is in order this day, ... You, Nebraska, can conquer. - William Jennings Bryan

[I support] term limits for career politicians and the death penalty for career politicians. - Bill Frist