Cabinets Quote by E. J. Dionne Download Open image “I wish we had more [Dwight] Eisenhower Republicans in this [Donald]Trump cabinet.” — E. J. Dionne ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Cabinets Dwight Dwight eisenhower Republican Trump Wish
You can call me an Eisenhower Republican. There is a gigantic gulf between an Eisenhower Republican and the kind of fringe brand of Republicanism… — Eugene Jarecki Copy Share Image
When Dwight Eisenhower became president, I personally was delighted. I thought that that was a very good thing. — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
I doubt if there will ever be another Republican president in my lifetime. — David A. Siegel Copy Share Image
Many presidents - and they're not all Republicans - they're just determined to take apart this behemoth that's the administrative state. And probably the… — Brian Balogh Copy Share Image
It's one of the few regrets of my presidency - that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower. Oh yeah, well I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower TWICE! — Ken Kesey Copy Share Image
Eisenhower is my choice as the American of the 20th Century. Of all the men I've studied and written about, he is the brightest… — Stephen Ambrose Copy Share Image
I think it [presidency of Dwight Eisenhower] came too late and I think that he is not on the wavelength of this dreadful time… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
Every president since George Washington has taken executive privilege seriously. Every Republican president has. — Jacob Lew Copy Share Image
“Eisenhower was the living symbol of what felt in 1969 like an easier age, when greatness was an American birthright, when the torrents of… — Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy Copy Share Image
Eisenhower's career demonstrated how it is possible to fool all the people all the time...'I may be stupid,' he once said at a press… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Forgive me for noting that conservatives seem to believe that the rich will work harder if we give them more, and the poor will… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
We have pursued public policies that kind of hold the recovery back, but the private economy is really starting to roll. — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
What's really striking here is that a candidate who ran as the Paladin of the working class who'd deliver them picks a guy who… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
The New York Times had a headline on its website - Trump Turning To Ultra Wealthy To Steer Economic Policy. This doesn't sound very… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
The money matters. And secret money is corrupting, secret money is dangerous, secret money leads to scandal. — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
I think this is a scary thing [hacking] that does have to be taken out of a partisan context. And one of the best… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
Here you had John McCain and Lindsey Graham in a very principled way standing up and defending Barack Obama. You had people like Gene… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
[ Donald Trump is] candidate who said he has more confidence in Vladimir Putin's strength than in Barack Obama's strength. His closeness to Putin… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
When [Republicans] say they can reduce taxes and trim deficits at the same time, they are either deluded or deceptive, and they are playing… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
The madman theory can work, but it only works if it's strategic. And I think one of the problems that President Trump faces is… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
You have this all the way through this cabinet so that I think there are a lot of other things to worry about [Donald]… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
On the question of opposition, I think there are - when you want to send a signal if you're on the Democratic side that… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
Your head's like mine, like all our heads; big enough to contain every god and devil there ever was. Big enough to hold the… — Grant Morrison Copy Share Image
Every person of any rank in the left, from voter on up to cabinet member to elected official in the Democrat Party, has contempt.… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I can hardly wait until Donald Trump announces his celebrity cabinet. — David Letterman Copy Share Image
[Footnote:] Pliny the Elder described a Whale called "Balaena or Whirlpool, which is so long and broad as to take up more in length… — Will Cuppy Copy Share Image
Well, we're just a couple of weeks from new President Barack Obama being sworn in. And he's been very busy naming a lot of… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
Some pretty senior young individuals in and around the Cabinet should share the responsibility for talking up an election and referring publicly on the… — David Winnick Copy Share Image
Nobody wants me as a Cabinet Minister and they are perfectly right. I am an agitator, not an administrator. — Nancy Astor Copy Share Image
I find myself in a new and strange position here: President, cabinet, Gen. Scott, and all deferring to me. By some strange operation of… — George B. McClellan Copy Share Image
I worry about the lack of experience that Rex Tillerson has had on the diplomatic front and, frankly, I think that's true for many… — Claire McCaskill Copy Share Image
Fletch then kisses me on the forehead before opening the cabinet under the coffeemaker to grab placemats and napkins. Retrieving these items is his… — Jen Lancaster Copy Share Image
Every cabinet minister gets a mission statement from the Prime Minister. — Brian Mulroney Copy Share Image
Lillian Gish thought that there should be a cabinet position for the arts and I think she was right. I think she was right. — Fay Wray Copy Share Image
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![“I think this is a scary thing [hacking] that does have to be taken out of a partisan context. And one of the best pieces of news this morning is a joint statement, Senator [Chuck] Schumer, Senator [Harry] Reid for the Democrats,John McCain and Lindsey Graham from the Republicans, saying we have to…” quote by E. J. Dionne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/047/e-j-dionne-18102_bottom_i-think-this-is-a-scary-thing-hacking-th_624424.jpg)
![“[ Donald Trump is] candidate who said he has more confidence in Vladimir Putin's strength than in Barack Obama's strength. His closeness to Putin is a very scary thing for the country and the fact that the news was dominated for 33 days I think it was by WikiLeaks stories, that had an impact on…” quote by E. J. Dionne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d2f/e-j-dionne-18102_barack_donald-trump-is-candidate-who-said-he-ha_643755.jpg)
![“When [Republicans] say they can reduce taxes and trim deficits at the same time, they are either deluded or deceptive, and they are playing voters for fools.” quote by E. J. Dionne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/905/e-j-dionne-18102_deceptive_when-republicans-say-they-can-reduce-tax_678017.jpg)
![“You have this all the way through this cabinet so that I think there are a lot of other things to worry about [Donald] Trump. But in conventional political terms, this is a cabinet that I think is going to have a very hard time delivering to the base that Trump courted in this election.” quote by E. J. Dionne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7eb/e-j-dionne-18102_cabinets_you-have-this-all-the-way-through-this-c_715541.jpg)
![“On the question of opposition, I think there are - when you want to send a signal if you're on the Democratic side that this is a very right wing cabinet at odds with so much of what [Donald] Trump said. And it's also going to be fascinating to see if your Republican Party in the congress actually…” quote by E. J. Dionne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/50d/e-j-dionne-18102_aspect_on-the-question-of-opposition-i-think-th_951501.jpg)
![“Every person of any rank in the left, from voter on up to cabinet member to elected official in the Democrat Party, has contempt. We [Republicans] are the number one enemy. And they will put aside whatever differences they have.” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/08a/rush-limbaugh-28_cabinets_every-person-of-any-rank-in-the-left-fro_29974.jpg){kind=icon}
![“[Footnote:] Pliny the Elder described a Whale called "Balaena or Whirlpool, which is so long and broad as to take up more in length and breadth than two acres of ground." This brings up again the old question: Are the classics doomed? Our ancestors believed that four years of this sort of…” quote by Will Cuppy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1c1/will-cuppy-7569_acres_footnote-pliny-the-elder-described-a-wha_84284.jpg)
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