[Moderates] are listening, they're learning they want to be engaged, they want to be courted. They are not just going to say I am a Republican only. They aren't monolithic. The economy is a winner for us; when we talk about taxes, job creation, people listen. |
[Mr. Foley called the ensuing evening a,] difficult, gut-wrenching night. If the administration thinks that the sugar industry brought about the demise of this, there would have been hell to pay in the farm bill, ... This was somewhat of a survival of my constituents. |
[President Bush was quoted as saying to Mr. Foley in the Wall Street Journal,] Foley, I know this is tough on you buddy, ... I know you're a good friend and a good soldier. Just help me out on this one. |
[The agency has never faced as costly a challenge as Katrina and Rita, and Republicans and Democrats alike are calling for an inspector general, an auditor or some other overseer of the billions in taxpayer money that FEMA is paying out weekly.] This is when cooler heads need to prevail, ... is long overdue. |
a potential disaster for Florida. |
America's collective heart goes out to the families of those lost in today's tragedy. From America to Israel, you are in our thoughts and prayers. As a member of Congress, I'll do everything possible to ensure NASA has whatever it needs to prevent this from happening again. |
But the recent bombings [in London] are a wake-up call to all nations that we have to do more. If you look through the prism of no new terror incidents occurring in this country, it gives some degree of confidence to people, but that should not lull us back to sleep. They can strike at a moment's notice. |
CAFTA is not the problem. If (the protections are) taken away in the 2007 Farm Bill, they will be completely open to any all sugar ... that enters the market, and that would be worse than CAFTA. |
Entrance into the United States is not a guaranteed right. |
FEMA should not be hindered by a top-heavy bureaucracy when they are needed to act swiftly to save lives. |
He used to say to us at times, you know, what we need to do as Republicans is learn to sell our message, and he was constantly looking for ways to market the message. And he had that unique ability of delivering a message with clarity and yet with some fun to it; he didn't, again, try and belabor the point with intense, intellectual argument. He merely tried to show the point in a comedic and upbeat manner. And he accomplished that. |
His strength was his strength. He seemed super-human. |
How do you do tax cuts when your budget is straining to save lives? |
I am concerned about what further reporting could lead to. |
I believe without any equivocation that she's the most recognizable freshman in Washington. She's spoken more on the floor and taken command of the issues more than any other new member who comes to mind. |