The American consumer, even today, the weight of the American consumer in the global economy is China plus India doubled. So, it's tough to replace that. ↗
I think we're going to have some difficulty in front of us. I have absolutely no doubt the next three, four years Europe are going to be at best stagnation. We are preparing for tough times. ↗
I have voted to make tough decisions in budgetary times, I've served on two recessionary budgets, my opponent has never served on any a budget committee where there was less money to spend than the year before. ↗
As a kid I decided that a Canadian accent doesn't sound tough. I thought guys should sound like Marlon Brando. So now I have a phony accent that I can't shake, so it's not phony anymore. ↗
Social Security must be preserved and strengthened. But we need to be candid about the costs and willing to make the tough choices that real reform will require. ↗
When our forefathers put down roots in desolate places, the thing that allowed them to survive was that they had a faith to see them through the tough times. ↗