#washington

I can't really criticize the Tea Party people, because I came into the White House pretty much on the same basis that they have become popular. That is dissatisfaction with the way things are going in Washington and disillusionment and disencouragement about the government. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#basis #because #become #came #criticize

And the Blue Angels are coming back to scare the local population. I remember seeing old Vietnamese women ducking under the benches in Washington Square; they thought they were back in the war. ↗

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti

#back #benches #blue #coming #i

From George Washington to George W. Bush, presidents have invoked God's name in the performance of their official duties. ↗

— Linda Chavez

#duties #george #george w #george washington #god

The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we don't know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see. ↗

— Carly Fiorina

#budget #every #everyone #fail #federal

If Mr. Obama wants to get things done, he must recognize that in Washington only the president has the power to make the first big move. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#done #first #get #make #move

Government is, by its very nature, a destroyer of liberties; the Obama administration, specifically, is promising to interfere with the economy and the health care system so profoundly that Washington will soon have us all in chains. ↗

— Thomas Frank

#care #chains #destroyer #economy #government