George Allen Quotes

Washington DC has become an evidence-free zone.

In Washington, you have imaginary problems, and they can't even solve the imaginary problems.

Has Washington become so dysfunctional that even when we all agree on something, we can’t get it done?

Here's what I have to say: Obama is a disaster, and Washington politicians are worthless.

There's very little reason in politics these days.

I believe both parties are sending the wrong kind of people to Washington, D.C.

I do hope that next year Republicans and Democrats will do nothing.

President Bush said that he wanted to change the tone in Washington. He has; it has gotten worse.

Washington has become a place where good ideas come to die.

Federal governments and even state governments within countries have basically been immobilized by conflicting interests, by conflicting views of what science is, and the inability to lead. They are immobilized because they don’t want to take tough votes and alienate half of the constituency.

The people in Iowa know that Washington isn't working. It's devolved into partisan politics and a lot of gridlock and obstruction.

Given the slow pace of Washington's bureaucracy, policymakers are often busy solving yesterday's problems. This rearview mirror approach afflicts Mr. Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress.

We have a paralysis in Washington that's not serving our country. We have to address these issues.

How many times will this Congress waste time on an issue that a majority of Americans do not want?

There's a void of leadership in a lot of Washington. I think one of the reasons why there's so much angst across the country.

The bureaucracy is not great. I don't think Rick Santorum who is not one for being a big proponent of large bureaucracies would be as enthusiastic a supporter of it.

Government is dysfunctional.

I think most Americans don't really care about politicians bickering in Washington.

There are a lot of politicians who are just obstructionists.

Congress may not get the Internet, but the Internet doesn't get Congress, either.

There is a problem in Washington, and the problem is bigger than a continuing resolution. It is bigger than Obamacare. It is even bigger than the budget. The most fundamental problem and the frustration is that the men and women in Washington aren't listening.

Politics disgusts me.

The people are fed up with politics and partisanship.

Too many people in this town think about politics when they make every decision.

We have seen in Washington the worst kind of partisanship, the worst kind of gridlock. There is nothing wrong with our country. There is much wrong with our politics ….