Action Quote by Jim Cooper

In a sense, George W. Bush has used the tragedy of the terrorist attacks of September 11th and the nightmarish expansion of his idea…

— Sidney Blumenthal

So I think that our foreign policy, the president's strong and principled leadership when it comes to the war against terror and foreign policy…

— Ed Gillespie

President Bush, yes, spent money like a drunken sailor, and left the nation with a record $400-billion deficit. President Obama, however, is spending far…

— Paul Kengor

Not one Republican president has balanced the budget in 34 years. You can not trust Republicans with your money.

— Howard Dean

It's disappointing that President Obama - who ran for office in 2008 saying he was going to be a fiscally responsible president - has…

— Raul Labrador

Hurtling the Pentagon into an unprecedented budgetary meltdown is horrifically irresponsible. Obama doesn't care. This is war - not against the Taliban, but war…

— John Podhoretz

Well, I think what we need to remember is that budget deficits can impede economic activity.

— Anonymous

Under President Obama, we have spent more money - he has spent more money than any other president in this history, actually, the combined…

— Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Deficits are anathema to most Republicans. And Democrats widely believe that government spending should fall as the economy recovers.

— Annie Lowrey

I'm gonna get us to a balanced budget, President Bush didn't.

— Mitt Romney

From the day he took office, President Obama has been open to any good idea when it comes to the budget, as long as…

— Dan Pfeiffer