George McGovern Quotes

I'm not really into the political game as far as paying politicians and stuff like that, I'm not into that. You do your job, and I'll do mine.

The appalling reality in American politics today is that, when ideology and money mix, truth is a mere inconvenience.

The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference.

The principal reasons that special interests can extract their price from government is money .... Those who do not accept money from PACs are those who have other sources.

I find the Democratic party overall, on a macro level, to be institutionally corrupt.

Congress as well as BJP candidates are in the pockets of Adanis.

Washington is dominated by big money.

When dealing with American politics, you try to follow the money, and that's where it leads you. It doesn't take you to the electoral college or to Princeton. It takes you down the darker alleys of American life.

All of our political parties are bought and paid for by corporate America, Wall Street, and the wealthy interests. The Republican Party more so, but the Democrats take their share of the loot, too.

People are looking for a leader independent of powerful, wealthy special interests that always push to the front of the line.

Washington's a cesspool of money.

There are a lot of grotesqueries in politics, not the least of which is the fund-raising side.

The biggest problem that we have is that California is being run now by special interests. All of the politicians are not anymore making the moves for the people, but for special interests and we have to stop that.

I believe people who go into politics want to do the right thing. And then they hit a big wall of re-election and the pettiness of politics. In the end, politics gets in the way of the business of people.

The liberal intelligentsia has allowed its party to become a captive of corporate interests.

It starts with campaign finance reform.

When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale.

I don't think people want to see someone buy a congressional race.

It is campaign money that calls the tune, a fact recognized by every politician within a few minutes after getting into politics.

Money in politics is like ants in your kitchen. You close all the holes and get them all out or they'll find their way in again.

Money distorts the democratic process in a fundamental way.

Money in politics leads to bad things—and I am bipartisan in that view.

Tom Delay is a bag man for cigarette companies.

Politics is a profession as certainly as base ball.... The only difference is that base ball is on the square; no base ball hero claims he is working in the interest of the crowd in the bleachers.

Twenty years ago, outside income was a means of keeping the Congress a citizen legislature. Today, outside income is a corrupting influence.