I don't want to go negative on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but he didn't pass an economic deal in the first 100 days. We have passed the largest Recovery Act in the history of the country.

Quote by Rahm Emanuel

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When people told me 'It's great to be here', they meant at the house, not...

When people told me 'It's great to be here', they meant at the house, not...

When it comes to federal elections law, Tom DeLay and his special-interest friends live by...

When it comes to federal elections law, Tom DeLay and his special-interest friends live by...

The fact is, Bush's war policy has failed. It's failed! Who better to say so...

The fact is, Bush's war policy has failed. It's failed! Who better to say so...

I've never been in a place where winning has hurt the ability to do anything.

I've never been in a place where winning has hurt the ability to do anything.

As individuals, we will be judged in our lives by the totality of our actions....

As individuals, we will be judged in our lives by the totality of our actions....

Everybody knows they're on the Obama team: There isn't vice presidential vs. presidential division, there's...

Everybody knows they're on the Obama team: There isn't vice presidential vs. presidential division, there's...

In the White House, you can be on the pitcher's mound or you can be...

In the White House, you can be on the pitcher's mound or you can be...

We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take...

We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take...

Rather than doing the kind of fact-checking that normally goes with a story, you ran...

Rather than doing the kind of fact-checking that normally goes with a story, you ran...

You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that...

You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that...

I sometimes joke, Paula, even paranoid people have enemies.

I sometimes joke, Paula, even paranoid people have enemies.

While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I...

While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I...

I still believe the Lewinsky investigation was way off from the focus of what Whitewater...

I still believe the Lewinsky investigation was way off from the focus of what Whitewater...

We have work to do, and Tuesday Americans sent Washington a clear message - get...

We have work to do, and Tuesday Americans sent Washington a clear message - get...

A strong economy depends on a strong middle class, but George Bush has put the...

A strong economy depends on a strong middle class, but George Bush has put the...

There's no safe Republican district. You can run, but you cannot hide.

There's no safe Republican district. You can run, but you cannot hide.

I wake up some mornings hating me too.

I wake up some mornings hating me too.

I would like to run for the mayor of the city of Chicago. That has...

I would like to run for the mayor of the city of Chicago. That has...

They ended up spending a total, their campaign plus the independent, about 1.3 million. I...

They ended up spending a total, their campaign plus the independent, about 1.3 million. I...

The American people... want change. They want big ideas, big reform.

The American people... want change. They want big ideas, big reform.