Ari Fleischer

After two years of fighting, government shutdowns and little to no agreement on anything except welfare reform in 1996, President Clinton was re-elected and decided it was time for compromise. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#agreement #anything #clinton #compromise #decided

Anytime James Carville, Paul Begala and David Axelrod hold hands and jump for joy, it's worth pondering how to turn their joy into tears. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#david #hands #hold #how #into

Because what I say from that podium has got to be accurate, and I'm the only one who's going to be held liable if it's not accurate. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

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Contrary to the myth that Mr. Bush cut taxes only for the wealthy, the 2001 tax cut reduced taxes for every income-tax payer in the country. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#contrary #country #cut #every #mr

Everyone now has a sacred cow in the tax code. For my money, the most sacred thing of all is our country and its growth, but the sacred cows have turned into a pack of wolves. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#country #cow #cows #everyone #growth

Having served as the majority spokesman for the House Ways and Means Committee after Republicans took the House in 1994, I've seen the promise and the peril of divided government before. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#before #committee #divided #government #having

I don't expect the press to say thank you for the efforts that I make. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#expect #i #make #press #say

I favor the abolition of all Social Security, Medicare and estate taxes. In their place, we should create a simple income tax system that has no deductions or credits at all. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#create #credits #deductions #estate #favor

I get a kick out of Democrats thinking they know how handicap a GOP race. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#get #gop #handicap #how #i

A safety net for the poor indeed requires some level of income redistribution. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#indeed #level #net #poor #redistribution