Jean Chretien Quotes

Congress needs to step up. Congress needs to do their job, and Congress needs to do their job now.

Admitting, however, for the sake of argument, that I am prime and sole minister in this country, am I, therefore, prime and sole minister of all Europe? Am I answerable for the conduct of other countries as well as for that of my own?

This man called President Bush has a lot to answer for. I don't know if this man is really taking care of America. This government has been shameful.

Benghazi matters because Americans deserve to know the truth from those entrusted to lead and govern.

I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics.

I think blaming the president for high gas prices is like blaming Rudy Giuliani for 9/11.

I don't think we've asked the right questions, the tough questions, at the right time, in Washington.

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

Only a cheap politician, greedy for political gain, would try to single out one individual for blame. The fault lies not with the individual but with the system, and that system is Richard Nixon.

Any politician in a democracy has to be mindful of public opinion.

If I find you not attending cabinet meetings three times you are out of government.

Criticizing presidents for weakess is standard in Washington because the world is a messy place and when bad things happen, Washington and the President can easily be blamed for them.

Cleaning up the mess in Washington is gonna take a whole lot of Iowa common sense.

It has become routine for national politicians to blame Europe. When something works, they claim it as their success. When something doesn't work, then Europe is to blame.

When all Americans believe that the people we elect deserve to be in power, that their conduct in office is worthy of respect, and that they can be held accountable for their decisions, our politics will finally be worthy of our great people.

Government is not a game show, though at times it is amusing and entertaining to watch.

Bringing accountability to Washington has been an important part of my time in office and an important part of my campaign.

I have said for a long time that I thought the president would be best served if the attorney general resigned so I think it's the right thing to do.

Democracy's worst fault is that its leaders are likely to reflect the faults and virtues of their constituents.

Congress has lost its way if we don't hold this President accountable for his actions.

I'm not disappointed in [Barack] Obama. He said who he is; he's doing what he said he would do.

People think that the politician is just part of a system, and whether they're lying or not doesn't matter.

Whether the Republicans intentions are good or evil - I pretty much assume that they're evil - but no matter what, man, when the people in charge make giant mistakes, everyone suffers. Even if they do have good intentions, when you make giant mistakes, it's a bad thing.

Our government is a gift from God, who calls us to be good stewards of it.

You, me...we own this country. Politicians are employees of ours....And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go.