#washington

Only in Washington would the Republican operatives get the entire press corps ginned up over the notion that I'm going to be home campaigning instead of going to a bunch of worthless parties at a convention that's only being held to do something we all know is going to happen anyway. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#being #bunch #campaigning #convention #corps

There's nothing that irritates Americans more than the fact that some members of Congress think they are entitled to their own set of rules. And it's true - too many people in Washington live in an alternate reality. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#congress #entitled #fact #irritates #live

The commercial broadcasters have tremendous influence in Washington, D.C., for a couple of reasons. First, they're extremely rich and they have lots of money and they have had for a long time, so they can give money to politicians, which gets their attention. ↗

— Robert McChesney

#broadcasters #commercial #couple #extremely #first

If it takes talking about unpleasant truths to change Washington, then so be it. ↗

— Scott McClellan

#change #takes #talking #then #truths

We hate those in power in Washington D.C. and anything bad that happens to them is good for us. ↗

— Tom Metzger

#bad #good #happens #hate #power

And I spent that time working as an insurance adjuster and going to law school in the evening, and then when I left law school, I joined the Department of Justice in Washington. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#evening #going #i #insurance #joined

So I applied to medical school and received a scholarship at Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University turned out to be a lucky choice. The faculty was scholarly and dedicated and accessible to students. ↗

— Daniel Nathans

#applied #choice #dedicated #faculty #i

Development does not take place in Washington, DC. Development takes place in the rest of the world. ↗

— Andrew Natsios

#development #does #place #rest #take

The country has moved off track. The people in Washington don't have the hard-nosed business experience needed to get the economy up and running. ↗

— Doug Ose

#country #economy #experience #get #moved

Throughout the 40 years I've been in Washington, I've always worked hard, particularly with regards to the budget issues. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#been #budget #hard #i #issues