In this case, the government will essentially be run by the people who are running it now. The top level [Barack] Obama… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people on both sides have extremely naive views of what government is capable of. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I don't think Republicans are evil. I think they mostly have a different philosophy of government than I do. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
What we're doing on 'The West Wing' is fictional. It's not a place to learn about politics or government. Has there ever… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
That seems to be a woman who is genuinely depressed that this is the political dialogue she [Hillary Clinton] is been thrown… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The West Wing' is an extremely naive entry into politics and political thinking. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Practical European socialists have embraced the idea that the government has a role in healthcare and in supporting strong transportation systems that… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
There are people who hate me, there are people who like me, and they're both right. I think people hate me for… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Roger Ailes's effect on politics was much longer-lasting than Richard Nixon's, even though Nixon was elected president twice. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
My pick for Best Political Move of the Year, which is the decisive (ph) and this means it is actually the best… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Trying to turn the Congress the President on the Iran deal, - it`s one thing to do that - it`s a giant… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I always knew I'd be leaving government someday. I just didn't know when. There was something about knowing that it was temporary… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
My Worst Political Move of the 2015 Year. John Boehner inviting Benjamin Netanyahu to address the joint session of Congress. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
You can be outraged by what the Koch brothers do with their money in politics and you can appreciate what they contribute… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Teachers who have committed their lives to the classroom deserve better than our politics has given them. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Political talk on TV has degenerated so much. You can say something complex on 'The West Wing' and you will not suffer… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
All writers are forced to live within deadlines, and deadlines determine how good they can be. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The question for the Republicans running the confirmation hearings in the United States Senate is whose rules are they going to use? — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Prosecutors have absolutely no control over what witnesses say when they leave the grand jury room. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Because Republicans defected and voted with all the Democrats to reject Jeff Sessions` nomination when they discovered that when he was working as a… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
In this case, the government will essentially be run by the people who are running it now. The top level [Barack] Obama appointees will… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I've never understood the value of putting someone on television to lie, knowing that they're going to lie ahead of time, knowing that that… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The Trump view of immigration defies our history. Immigration is a transaction that has historically benefited the country. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I don`t think anybody knows it was Russia that broke into the DNC. She [Hillary Clinton] is saying Russia, Russia, Russia. Maybe it was.… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
If a reader comes across a story that makes them cry, you can be sure that the writer felt every single thing that makes… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
National security advisors are not there to be advocates, generally. They`re not there to be partisans, they`re not there to be ideologues. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Never once has Republican world said hey, maybe we should look into how police officers are carrying out their solemn public responsibility to serve… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
When Ronald Reagan nominated Jeff Sessions for federal district court judgeship, the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected his nomination. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
