Republicans should simply focus on first principles and give the American people what they want - an honest party dedicated to common sense, fiscal responsibility and limited government. If we govern to save the country, we'll do well as a party.
So you can say, 'Get Big Government out of here, and don't tell me what to eat,' but when kids are going to school, and they're being fed junk, we're pretty much telling them what to eat, and we're telling them junk is OK.
From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence.
Clinton's successor in the White House, George W. Bush, was committed to expanding government spending for faith-based initiatives.
I am the Federal Government.
I don't believe there is a separation of church and state. I think the Constitution is very clear. The only separation is that there will not be a government church.
I am not a federal employee. I am a constitutional officer. My job is the Constitution of the United States, I am not a government employee. I am in the Constitution.
Concerns about the size and role of government are what seem to leave reformers stammering and speechless in town-hall meetings. The right wants to have a debate over fundamental principles; elected Democrats seem incapable of giving it to them.
If the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the Constitution will likely be discarded in favor of a military form of government.
If terrorists succeeded in using a weapon of mass destruction against the U.S. or one of our allies, it would likely have catastrophic consequences for our cherished republican form of government.
I'm wondering if they haven't reported all the people with MS, because if all of the cases were reported, the government would have to step in and give more financial aid to us.
The government can help, but we need to make this transition now to a recovery led by private investment, private.
We will not support returning Fannie and Freddie to the role they played before conservatorship, where they fought to take market share from private competitors while enjoying the privilege of government support.
Instead of cutting waste, the Obama Administration is hurting workers. President Obama should stop protecting wasteful government spending.
I don't have an issue with whether - from a legal standpoint, with whether or not government can impose the ultimate punishment on people. We do it in capital cases. Police officers shoot fleeing felons.
What did Republicans get for 16 days of a government shutdown with people being hurt? We have absolutely nothing to show for it, other than a damaged brand.
We cannot afford to walk down that dangerous path of government overstepping its boundaries into the most personal parts of our lives.
While approximately one in every 400 children and adolescents have Type I diabetes; recent Government reports indicate that one in every three children born in 2000 will suffer from obesity, which as noted is a predominant Type II precursor.
The Scottish government set a goal of increasing exports by 50% by 2017. That is ambitious. Is it achievable?
A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.
If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.
