People like me who are reform-minded ignore the people who say, 'Just criticize and don't do anything and let's win by default.' That's ridiculous.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and the people only.
History shows that there is no more potent engine for reform than the passion of voters who feel betrayed by the politicians they hoped would do the right thing.
I recognize that as the guy who lost the election, I'm not in a position to tell everybody else how to win, all right? They're not going to listen, and I don't have the credibility to do that anyway.
There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't.
I heard someone in opposition to reform last night criticize the president for saying it's their money. They said it's not their money; it's my mother's money. Well that's what's wrong with the system.
If Democrats in Washington haven't got enough sense to own the issue of political reform, I give up on them entirely.
You have citizens who don't understand how government works and they're kind of soured on it. All they do is criticize. They have no idea that they can make things happen.
In politics, there's a kind of literal-mindedness. It's what you say, not what you mean, and you have to say only what you mean.
They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.
Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations... can never effect a reform.