Is there in all the history of human folly a greater fool than a clergymen in politics? Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Obama seemed poised to realign American politics after his stunning 2008 victory. But the economy remains worse than even the administration's worst-case scenarios, and the long legislative battles over health care reform, financial services reform and the national debt and deficit have taken their toll. Obama no longer looks invincible. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
They said it was impossible to touch the third rail of politics, to take on public-sector unions and to reform a pension and health benefits system that was headed to bankruptcy. But with bipartisan leadership, we saved taxpayers $132 billion dollars over 30 years and saved retirees their pensions. We did it. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
By asking the question 'Am I happy?,' and via the answer setting out what I mean by happiness, there is a political route that can be taken, by asking another question - 'Can politics deliver happiness, and should it try?' Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Is anyone serious about the politics of happiness? David Cameron dipped a toe in the water, using the word lightly, but denying the hard policies it implies. Labour shies away from it, but should take up the challenge. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I think one of the great problems we have in the Republican Party is that we don't encourage you to be nasty. We encourage you to be neat, obedient, loyal and faithful and all those Boy Scout words, which would be great around a campfire but are lousy in politics. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Let's just do what is right for the American people. And those of us who are involved in politics and government know that our responsibility is to the American people, that we have a responsibility to find our common ground, to seek it and to find it. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
You can study government and politics in school, but the best way to really understand the process is to volunteer your time. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I'm not driven to get back into politics. It's not on my top five things to do before I die, but saying that, I may be in politics in the next year or the next ten years. I've been on the front line for 12 years, four in state government, eight on the national level. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>