Quotes for All
Phil Gramm had a stump speech about how his mother’s devotion kept him from being an academic failure in life. She got him into a special school that turned him around – under a government program for the children of deceased veterans. He was repeatedly asked at press conferences why he would then turn around … Read more
It is more a mentality than the actual places people live, as Jefferson and Hamilton would argue about – city versus country. For example, someone could have an empty place mentality yet be living in a condo in Boca Raton. Gail Collins
Of course, Texas is so huge it really is empty places; people can easily drive an hour and a half to work every day, so even if they’re actually living in the suburbs, it sure feels as if they’re in a remote location. Gail Collins
I write about how in Midland, the mayor instituted water conservation measures like restrictions on car washing. He made a point though that they were only suggestions and not government telling people what to do. But then his constituents got very ticked off at the sight of their neighbors breaking the rules and demanded that … Read more
Lobbyists really are experts in their fields and know what they are talking about. That’s why the government always listens to them as they tell the government what it’s doing wrong and what it should be doing instead. Gail Collins
Over the long run, many of Perry’s stances boil down to following the money. Gail Collins
Sarah Palin is an heir to the women’s movement. She has not been constrained by gender. At no point in her life has she thought, ‘I can’t do that because I’m a woman.’ Gail Collins
Sarah Palin is treated like a bimbo sometimes, but she has never given the public the respect they deserve. She acts silly and doesn’t know stuff. She didn’t even finish her term. Gail Collins
Take Hispanic voters. They favor Democrats because they like the party’s programs, from health care reform to government spending on education. It’s not because the Republicans don’t have a big enough Office of Hispanic Outreach. Gail Collins
Texas has no income tax, which is a big draw for corporate executives who do business there. But it’s hardly tax-free. The property taxes are high for a Southern state. The sales taxes are high. One study found that the bottom 20 percent of the Texas population pays 12 percent of its income in state … Read more