#republic

President Obama's reelection started the countdown for lawmakers to address the fiscal cliff and the statutory debt limit. Unless the President and House Republicans can agree on changes to current law, the U.S. economy will be in recession by spring. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#agree #changes #cliff #current #current law

I believe in Ronald Reagan's 11th commandment, thou shall not speak unfavorably of another Republican. ↗

— Renee Ellmers

#believe #commandment #i #i believe #i believe in

When widely followed public figures feel free to say anything, without any fact-checking, it becomes impossible for a democracy to think intelligently about big issues. ↗

— Thomas L. Friedman

#democracy-fascism #democracy-freedom #democracy-voting #democrats #elections

I am the mouth that represents the People’s Republic of Chin ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#republic #funny

We are on the precipice of a crisis, a Constitutional crisis. The checks and balances, which have been at the core of this Republic, are about to be evaporated by the nuclear option. The checks and balances that say if you get 51% of the vote, you don't get your way 100% of the time. It is amazing, it's almost a temper tantrum. ↗

— Charles Schumer

#almost #amazing #balances #been #checks

Online, you have things like Slate Magazine, which has a lot of commentary and analysis of stories, so it gives you a fuller picture. I would compare that to a news magazine or the New Republic. ↗

— Tabitha Soren

#commentary #compare #fuller #gives #i

As the Republican Party has moved farther and farther to the right, I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican philosophy and more in line with the philosophy of the Democratic Party. ↗

— Arlen Specter

#democratic party #farther #found #i #increasingly

Well, I believe that when you are confirming a United States Supreme Court Justice, that it really isn't Democratic or Republican; it's American. ↗

— Arlen Specter

#believe #confirming #court #democratic #i

When I supported the stimulus package, I knew that it would not be popular with the Republican Party. ↗

— Arlen Specter

#knew #package #party #popular #republican

Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around. ↗

— Bart Stupak

#against #allen #another #any #around