#tin

We ought to ban hunting, I suggest, if there isn't a purpose other than sport and fun. That should be against the law. It's time now. ↗

— Cass Sunstein

#ban #fun #hunting #i #law

Critics might contend that putting former private-sector CEOs in the president's Cabinet places the fox in the henhouse. But it's unlikely such executives would expose themselves to the headaches if they weren't genuinely motivated by the call to service. ↗

— John Sununu

#call #ceos #contend #critics #executives

For my children, it makes sense to talk about modernizing Social Security, letting them create stronger personal accounts, letting them get a higher rate of return over the long run. ↗

— John Sununu

#accounts #children #create #get #higher

Having a Congress with a more diverse educational and professional background would serve the country well. And given the budget challenges facing America today, we might benefit from a few more cold, calculating problem solvers, and fewer courtroom impresarios. ↗

— John Sununu

#background #benefit #budget #calculating #challenges

I believe our foreign assistance should be scrutinized, should be debated, and that we should strike the right balance, but in all cases the foreign assistance that we provide around the world should be used to further our national security interests. ↗

— John Sununu

#assistance #balance #believe #cases #debated

Politics thrives on simple, clean messages, something that played to Obama's advantage in 2008. Stagnant unemployment and the loss of America's AAA rating are as simple and tough as they come. This is the economy on Obama's watch, and there's no one left to blame. ↗

— John Sununu

#america #blame #clean #come #economy

The American formula for creating business is not to have the government create business. ↗

— John Sununu

#business #create #creating #formula #government

The media love coarse debate because coarse debate drives ratings and ratings generate profits. Unless the TV producer happens to be William Shakespeare, an argument is more interesting than a soliloquy - and there will never be a shortage of people willing to argue on TV. ↗

— John Sununu

#argument #because #coarse #debate #drives

The principal role of the President of the United States is the security of the country and participating in trying to stabilize the world. ↗

— John Sununu

#participating #president #principal #role #security

We will have to continue to improve our human intelligence system-something that was, unfortunately, lacking in the years which led up to September 11. This is going to be a continuing process of change. ↗

— John Sununu

#continue #continuing #going #human #human intelligence