Mark Cuban Quotes

At its worst, Washington is a place where name-calling partisan politics too often trumps policy.

The political climate during a campaign is not the best climate for reasonable debate.

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'm a Republican. I don't want to go to heaven and have to face my family up there and tell them I voted for a Democrat.

I wouldn’t be too serious about bipartisanship. It’s a great myth that ought to be fostered. And don’t bring too damn much scholarship to bear on it. You’ll prove it out of existence if you’re not careful.

Campaigns are partisan. Governing should not be partisan.

We need less bipartisanship in Congress.

There is nothing wrong with our country, there is something wrong with our politics…

People at the political extremes have an advantage over the rest of us. Only they seem to know exactly who and what is wrong with America and precisely what policies and programs should be adopted to fix it.

Politics has become a little like football. We cheer for our favorite team no matter how well they are playing.

Partisanship has gotten worse and worse.

There's an ideological belief on the left that you should not use nonpartisan tools.

You've heard me question whether the partisanship in Washington has made us, as a nation, ungovernable - and, indeed, Democrats are doing their very best to make sure of it.

I think it's probably much easier to do political comedy from a two-party point of view, in that the majority have some sense of what it means to be one or the other.

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.

Washington has, with some justification, gained a reputation for being hopelessly mired in partisan gridlock.

I'm very concerned about the tone of politics in recent years. We've seen a decline in civility and bipartisanship, and a rapid increase in hostility between those who have differing opinions. I think this has led to the alienation of the public in governance, which jeopardizes democratic participation.

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

Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.

I mean, look, we're living in a country where you can't have a non-denominational response. If you're slightly critical of either party, all of the partisans jump on you like you're a lunatic.

Negative politics have always been around.

In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word.

Republicans and Democrats can barely do what they're supposed to do, and they sure can't do math!

It seems to me that election season is just a Petri dish for anger and cynicism.

I mean, what are they scared of? Who's going to vote for anyone from the Communist Party, for God's sake?