American - Politician | December 26, 1955 - 6
There's a high level of frustration with the two-party system out there.
Evan Bayh
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You just hope that we haven't soured an entire generation on the necessity, from time to time, of using force because Iraq has been such a debacle. That would be tragic because Iran is a grave threat.
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I believe I would be a very strong general-election candidate.
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Washington is totally out of touch with mainstream America.
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The only way Democrats can govern in this country is by making common cause with moderates and independents.
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We shouldn't have someone working in the Oval Office trying to discredit and smear a private individual who's just speaking their mind about an important issue facing the country. That is not going to move our nation forward.
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Sometimes making progress a step at a time is better than no progress at all.
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If, by demanding revolutionary change, I run the risk of accomplishing nothing on behalf of the public, then I'm not sure that's a responsible course of action.
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Between being governor and part of the Senate, one of the things I did was I held a chair at the business school at my alma mater, Indiana University. And I'd go to lecture the graduates, and I loved that, answering their questions. It was real; it was tangible, and it was making a difference every day.
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No one ever built the filibuster rule. It just kind of was created.
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My father was on the Judiciary Committee all 18 years. He had a good personal relationship with Jim Eastland. They probably didn't agree on practically anything, or very little, from a public policy standpoint. But they were willing to work through that to see what they could get done just because they knew each other and liked each other.
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Companies that are publicly held have a fiduciary duty to their shareholders to try to maximize their profits within ethical reasons.
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