Political Fighting Quotes

I'll keep fighting every day to put pressure on Senate leaders to do what's right for Kansas.

I can fight better on the outside. I can't fight too many Democrats on the inside like I can on the outside.

In fact, in the early days of the Republican primary, I was pointing to Governor [Scott ] Walker as the one guy who was demonstrating he knew how to fight back against the radical left and win! And he's tough, and he didn't shrink from it.

If Politicians want fame let them win it, if newspapers know best how to maneuver & fight, why for godssake let them pitch in. There is fighting enough for them all.

I was sent to Washington by the people of the state of Ohio. We have a diverse state. I am advocate and a fighter for this state.

Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around.

As a Democrat, one of the things that frustrates me the most is there are a lot of times we just don't get in the fight. We ask pretty please if we can have things or we make the argument for why it is the best thing to do, and then wait patiently for the other side to agree to come along. We negotiate. We start our opening position by negotiating.

I came into politics to fight lefties... That's where political fighting goes.

Republicans and Democrats spend so much time fighting and then they're all aghast, you know, and so it's just not the way we ought to be. The coarseness is not acceptable.

Serving my neighbors in Congress and fighting for them has been the best job I've ever had.

The overwhelming message I was getting is that people were sick of politicians fighting amongst themselves and sick of the perception that politicians were in it for themselves and not the community.

Too often in Washington special interests urge us to fight one another just because we belong to different parties. It is time for this to stop and for Washington to focus on what needs to be done.

He [David Lloyd George] couldn't see a belt without hitting below it.

I have never really liked Lowell Weiker personally, but I think that those of us who are conservative have wasted entirely too much effort fighting him over the years.

When I campaigned, I'd let them throw a punch, but by gosh, I'd throw two back. I always said, the first rule in politics is never defend, always attack. I still believe that.