Compromise Quote by Stuart Rothenberg

The thing that is different I think from the years ago, when I was covering the shutdown at the Clinton White House. Then, it…

— Susan Page

The 1994 midterms had been a shocking rout for the GOP, which picked up 54 seats in the House and eight in the Senate.…

— Steve Kornacki

The Republican Party has become more conservative. The Democratic Party has become marginally more liberal. There's almost no overlap in the middle, ideological overlap,…

— Michael Gerson

House Republicans are the most powerful force for limited government, strong national defense, and economic opportunity that exists in America today. But it is…

— Steve Scalise

I think the Republican Party is supposed to be the party of less government intrusion.

— Monica Crowley

I really do not think there is a serious split between Republicans and Democrats in Congress in how responsive they are to constituents.

— Ezra G. Levin

“In previous eras,” Lizza noted, “ideologically extreme minorities could be controlled by party leadership. What’s new about the current House of Representatives is that…

— Jane Mayer

There may not be much difference between Democrats and Republicans anymore.

— Tom Daschle

The Democrats often seem like the Not Republican Party, no more and no less.

— Peggy Noonan

Abandoning traditions of responsibility and civility won the GOP control of both houses of Congress in 1994. Rejecting any compromise brought Republicans the perks…

— Jacob Weisberg

I don't think the Republicans would appreciate the comparison, but they're exactly like the Labor Party in England in the 1970s. They're letting their…

— Evan Thomas

The Republican Party has become overwhelmingly so extreme that it's hardly a traditional political party anymore.

— Noam Chomsky