I didn't run for student council president. I don't see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I'm not particularly fond of politics.
Zhvania was the general secretary of the organisation which I founded, the Citizens' Union. It was the biggest organisation and came first in all elections, and Zhvania was the leader.
During an election, it's like they're doing my job: they're going around banging the drum for their party and selling their movie. You know, it's the same thing.
The final ballots represent players, managers, executives and builders who are top-tier candidates and worthy of review for consideration for election to the Hall of Fame.
George W. Bush bought the election - period. End of story. There is no argument. You can try to come up with any argument you can, but there is none.
The problem is, we elected a manager and we need a leader. Let's face it: Bush is just dim.
Winning the election is a good-news, bad-news kind of thing. Okay, now you're the mayor. The bad news is, now you're the mayor.
This nation's elected leaders owe all Americans the duty of formulating an Iraqi policy based on sound analysis of the actual facts.
The people are fed up with their elected officials playing the blame game and treating their political counterparts as enemies.
A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected.
When leaders are no longer beholden to the people who elected them, corruption results and the recruitment of extremists becomes easier.
My personal view is always I'm in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That's after all what we were elected for.
It'll be my luck that the worst candidate will pick up 'Fly Over States' as his election song. Then I'll be forever linked to that guy, whoever he is!
But I was amazed at how organized the Palestinian election authority was, how competent they were in setting up their polling places and the poll workers they had.
Any politician who's ever been re-elected knows that friends come and go; enemies accumulate.
Jewish status is defined by the divine election of Israel and his descendants. One does not become a Jew by one's own volition.
My sense was that most of the elected officials in Washington - in their heart of hearts - really believe that the system can't be too bad because it produced them.
I think George Will is somebody that said recently that the Republicans will not lose, as a Republican, that the Republicans will not win the election. I think it was a terrible statement.
Many voted in 2008 with the desire to see racism and racists humiliated by having a qualified black man elected president.
The Arab monarchies, especially Jordan and Morocco, are more legitimate than the false republics, with their stolen elections, regime-dominated courts and rubber-stamp parliaments.
America is a land where a citizen will cross the ocean to fight for democracy - and wont cross the street to vote in a national election.
