Lewis Black Quotes

I was interested in political failure here in the U.S. The way we're failing to work together to solve even our smallest problems, let alone the complex ones.

We've gotten to the point now where Republicans and Democrats have nothing in common besides being members of the 'caustic caucus,' and we can't get anything done.

Everywhere I go - from Main Street to Wall Street - people ask, 'What's happened to our political system? Why can't Washington folks work together?'

Division and the death of hope. These are the results of Republican rule.

In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word.

I can personally testify that American politics have taken a distinctly downward turn in the space of one mature lifetime.

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

In our political system it’s easier to block action than to act.

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

I'm troubled by what I see as a sort of rooting for Trump's failure, because that is rooting for our own failure.

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

While I have worked hard to bring folks to the middle to craft common-sense solutions to the many problems that confront our nation, Washington is mired in gridlock, gamesmanship and constant partisan bickering.

All people are born alike - except Republicans and Democrats.

Congress is dysfunctional.

There's very little reason in politics these days.

The name 'Republican' in some ways has been hijacked by obstructionists.

The problem we've got now in Washington is that the goals are completely the opposite from each other.

The truth of the matter is the tone is toxic here in Washington, and we have been exporting it around the country.

It's a sad commentary on where politics is today. If someone disagrees with you, you're either Attila the Hun or a leftist liberal.

I mean, the country is deeply divided. There is 35 percent of the people who are Tea Partiers or more in some of those states. So it's probably going to be a difficult year, but there's nothing that I think anyone can do about it.

Today, I think the attitude is that governing is not necessarily good politics, and the result is that it's much more partisan and much more divided.

It's a cliche that the Senate is broken, and like most cliches, it's true.

The reason that last-ditch political maneuvering has become business as usual in Washington is that the actors involved are drunk on blame and are convinced that the voting public is, too. They count on outrage, thereby spreading numbness. They cherish the prospect of partisan fury, thereby inspiring nonpartisan disgust.

I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government.

The Congress is a dysfunctional institution; it's broken. One of our three branches of government is broken.