#thing

My point is cutting spending shouldn't be reliant on the debt limit though. It's something we have to do. The good news for America is, leaders in both parties, the president, believe that we have to have significant deficit reduction. So the intent is there. And I think what America is going to demand is that our leaders come together. ↗

— David Plouffe

#believe #both #come #cutting #debt

The American people know the economy is too weak. Too many of them are suffering. So the question for Washington is, are we going to continue to play political games and - and - or are we going to say, we can do something right now to create jobs, to put money in the pockets of the middle-class, hire construction workers, teachers, veterans? ↗

— David Plouffe

#american people #construction #continue #create #economy

We're facing headwinds from Europe. Europe doing the right things here to stabilize their situation is important to our small businesses, our workers, the middle class here, and overall economy. ↗

— David Plouffe

#class #doing #economy #europe #facing

What we ought not do is play politics with those who've been afflicted by disasters. This should not be controversial. Stop playing politics, do the right thing for the country and let's make sure we're not making politics with disaster relief. ↗

— David Plouffe

#been #controversial #country #disaster #disasters

Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little. ↗

— Plutarch

#little #many #more #overcome #perseverance

In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe. From this purpose nothing shall turn me. ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

#bold #criticism #foe #friend #i

By the time Obama came into office, Washington had already agreed over a period of a few weeks to a $700 billion government infusion into the world banking system. Nothing of the sort had ever been done before, and it was done spit spot with very little national debate. ↗

— John Podhoretz

#already #banking #banking system #been #before

Plus, I love comic writing. Nothing satisfies me more than finding a funny way to phrase something. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#comic writing #finding #funny #funny way #i

The larger meaning here is that mainstream journalists simply cannot talk about things that the two parties agree on; this is the black hole of American politics. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#agree #american #american politics #black #black hole

The things journalists should pay attention to are the issues the political leadership agrees on, rather than to their supposed antagonisms. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#issues #journalists #leadership #pay #pay attention