In the end, all Republicans want to make sure we don't increase taxes. That's where we differ with the Democrats.
I've been amazed at the degree to which Democrats, in particular, have expressed their enthusiasm for the president's manner with which he handled this budget.
You know, the Democrats want to balance the budget by raising spending and raising taxes. The Soviet Union had a balanced budget.
You cannot be democratic one day, and undemocratic on another. It is a state of mind, it is a way of living, and it is an essence of action.
While Republican voters have remained universally supportive of their President, Democrats and Independents are returning to a more naturally critical stance.
JFK used to say the bishops and the cardinals were all Republicans, but the nuns were Democrats! I sort of believe that too.
I'm just really proud of the Democratic caucus. I look around in our meetings, and I think we really look like America.
I'm a total Democrat. I'm anti-Republican. And it's only fair that you know it... I'm liberal. The L word!
I am angry that the Democrats don't have the ability to explain to Republicans that we should be able to feed people in this country, and that is not socialism.
Democrats should be focused on which way we can help the most people in this country, and Republicans should be focused on how to do that in the most fiscally responsible manner possible.
I believed that English-speaking people had a divine mission to civilize the world by making it western, democratic and Christian.
The Senate is a remarkable institution. It is unique. There is no other body, no other political body, no other democratic legislature in the world quite like the U.S. Senate.
My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework.
For every African state, like Ghana, where democratic institutions seem secure, there is a Mali, a Cote d'Ivoire, and a Zimbabwe, where democracy is in trouble.
Both sides of the aisle - Republican and Democrat - have been unwilling and afraid to address the deficit, and someone's got to.
In a democratic set-up, people who are being governed should also be a part of the governing system. They should be drafted into the governance.
2010 is not just a choice between Republicans and Democrats. 2010 is not just a choice between liberals and conservatives. 2010 is a referendum on the very identity of our nation.
I know more now than I did in the past about the process of democratization. I know more about the pitfalls.
The Democrats have pretty much given up on the white working class. That would require a commitment to economic issues, and that's not their concern.
This Constitution does not reflect the thoughts, hopes and aspirations of ordinary people. It does nothing for jobs or economic growth and widens further still the democratic deficit.
An empire that extends itself selectively is just being prudent about its own limitations. A republic that supports democratization selectively is another matter.
