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. ↗
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. ↗
Then came the hostage crisis during which Carter did nothing to rattle the ayatollahs who hung tough until Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, when they suddenly backed down. ↗
They weren't interested in entertainment. They were tough. I learned one trick, which was to be quieter than they were until they had to look at you. It took a lot of agressiveness. ↗