#republican

Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such republican thoughts. ↗

— A. N. Wilson

#am #britain #having #i #like

In 2008, Barack Obama did get Democrats hyperventilating, whipped up to a creamy froth, while John McCain creaked ahead like a cranky granddad whom Republicans let move to the front of the buffet line, deferring to seniority, as they had in 1996, when Bob Dole turtled to the top of the ticket. ↗

— James Wolcott

#barack #barack obama #bob #buffet #cranky

Republicans: steely, rational, paternalistic, respectful of authority, easy to herd, the party of No. Democrats: sugary, emotional, idealistic, yearning for novelty, hard to marshal, the party of Oh Yeah, Baby, Make Mama Feel Good. ↗

— James Wolcott

#baby #democrats #easy #emotional #feel

Republican politics have been off-kilter for several years now because a large segment of the conservative base does not look back fondly on the Bush presidency. ↗

— Jonah Goldberg

#base #because #been #bush #bush presidency

You know those Navy SEALs, they weren't Democrats and Republicans. They were just doing what was best for America. Wouldn't that be a great country if all of you Americans were just like that? You followed orders, you marched in step and you followed my agenda. ↗

— Jonah Goldberg

#america #best #country #democrats #doing

Naturally, I'm conservative; I'm a Republican. I always was. ↗

— Rube Goldberg

#conservative #i #i always #naturally #republican

I've always avoided expressing an opinion about where I think the republican movement should go - if it should go anywhere at all. ↗

— Guy Green

#always #anywhere #avoided #expressing #go

Twice the Republicans in the California legislature tried to block my seating because of my trips to Hanoi. ↗

— Tom Hayden

#block #california #hanoi #legislature #republicans

One of the great joys this year and the year before has been how all of the people in this body, men and women, Republicans and Democrats, have worked together so well with our chairman and the chairman of the full committee to address the issues of housing for our soldiers. ↗

— Robin Hayes

#been #before #body #chairman #committee

This is not the time for partisan bickering. This is not the time for politics as usual. Some of us are Democrats. Some of us are Republicans. Some of us are Independents. Above all, we must be Oklahomans first. ↗

— Brad Henry

#bickering #democrats #first #independents #must