Saxbe Chambliss Quotes
If you get anything done, you will be criticized
Context
That decade was a particularly contentious one with respect to American politics. Ideologues tended to dominate much of the political rhetoric. Chambliss, a conservative Republican. had just been criticized by one of the non-elected right wing ideologues for having conversations with a Democratic senator about the framework that might be used for a bipartisan effort to deal with the rapidly growing entitlements fraction of the national budget. Chambliss was not deterred by the fanatics in his own party.
Topics
Action
Bipartisanship
Congress
Failure, Failures
Ideologues, Ideologists
Lawmaking, Legislating, Legislative Process
Polarization
Public Official, Public Servant
Success
Achievement
Backlash
Compromises, Compromising
Consequence
Critique
Productivity
Criticism
Constructive Criticism
Legislating & Legislative Process
Negative Feedback
Unfair Judgement
Unhelpful Criticism
Unjustified Criticism
Unreasonable Criticism
Unreasonable Expectations
Unsolicited Advice
Unwarranted Criticism
Citations
Saxbe Chambliss, U. S. Senator (Republican, GA), PBS News Hour, February 17, 2011
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