#pol

The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges. ↗

— Benazir Bhutto

#policies #privileges #protects #system #wants

Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown. And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves. I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#politics #rnc #experience

But I was amazed at how organized the Palestinian election authority was, how competent they were in setting up their polling places and the poll workers they had. ↗

— Joe Biden

#authority #competent #election #had #how

Foreign policy is like human relations, only people know less about each other. ↗

— Joe Biden

#each #foreign #foreign policy #human #human relations

Presumptuous for me to say, but at least - at a minimum - I've been able to influence the direction of the Democratic Party on foreign policy. And I've been relatively - presumptuous to say - relatively successful legislatively in the Senate, being able to win a lot of Republican friends, and being able to cross the aisle. ↗

— Joe Biden

#aisle #been #being #cross #democratic

Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#another #our #ourselves #polite #recognition

No Congress ever has seen fit to amend the Constitution to address any issue related to marriage. No Constitutional Amendment was needed to ban polygamy or bigamy, nor was a Constitutional Amendment needed to set a uniform age of majority to ban child marriages. ↗

— Judy Biggert

#age #amend #amendment #any #ban

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. ↗

— Josh Billings

#gain #greatest #him #over #politeness

I want to make sure that, not only in the Republican Party but in the body politic as a whole, people are aware of threats that remain to the United States. ↗

— John Bolton

#body #i #make #only #party

As costs mount, in lives and dollars, it is natural to second guess, but one lesson I hope we have learned is that the U.S. cannot go it alone in a policy that leaves American troops taking all the risk and American taxpayers paying all of the costs. ↗

— John Spratt

#american #american taxpayers #american troops #cannot #costs