Peggy Noonan Quotes About Parties

Quotes about: Parties

• The tea party saved the Republican Party. In a broad sense, the tea party rescued it from being the fat, unhappy, querulous creature it had become, a party that didn't remember anymore why it existed, or what its historical purpose was. The tea party, with its energy and earnestness, restored the GOP to itself.

  Peggy Noonan

  Party, Political, Historical

  "Tea Party Movement Rescued the GOP" by Peggy Noonan, www.realclearpolitics.com. October 22, 2010.

• The Democratic Party is that amazing thing, out of power for six years and yet exhausted. They're pale, tired, and unready. Too bad, since it's their job to be an alternative, not an embarrassment.

  Peggy Noonan

  Jobs, Party, Tired

• The Democrats often seem like the Not Republican Party, no more and no less.

  Peggy Noonan

  Party, Politics, Republican

• The Democratic Party will now stick with its guy forever, no matter how harmful he is. Perhaps you call that loyalty, and perhaps there's something to it, but a bigger part, I believe, is that you have come to think that winning is everything-that victory is the purpose of politics.

  Peggy Noonan

  Loyalty, Party, Believe

• In the 1950s and '60s the [democrat] party included many obviously earnest and thoughtful liberals who supported goals that were in line with and expressions of serious beliefs. They believed that America was an exceptional country.

  Peggy Noonan

  Country, Party, Thoughtful

• [democrats] have become the party of snobs. You have become the party of Americans who think they're better than other Americans.

  Peggy Noonan

  Party, Thinking, Politics

• The Democratic Party's complete obeisance to [the abortion] lobby makes Democrats look bought, frightened and craven.

  Peggy Noonan

  Party, Abortion, Looks

• Mr. Bush has squandered the hard-built paternity of 40 years. But so has the party, and so have its leaders. If they had pushed away for serious reasons, they could have separated the party's fortunes from the president's. This would have left a painfully broken party, but they wouldn't be left with a ruined brand,- as they all say, speaking the language of marketing. And they speak that language because they are marketers, not thinkers. Not serious about policy. Not serious about ideas. And not serious about leadership, only followership.

  Peggy Noonan

  Party, Years, Ideas

• The Democratic party should say, "Thank you very much, but you know what, we're going back to be a big-tent party. Broad on social issues like this, we are declaring, go with your heart if you truly feel that you can be, that you are pro-life, and you wanna be pro-life, and a Democrat, go for it." The Democratic party has I think been hurt very badly in terms of its national reputation with this narrow, sort of, you can't be in our party if you don't hold the right views on abortion. It would be a brilliant political move if they opened up.

  Peggy Noonan

  Hurt, Party, Moving

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

• It's better for the country when each party looks like it stands for something serious, for some big things, but they're not narrow and they're not bought.

  Peggy Noonan

  Country, Party, Serious

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

• I do not know what the Democratic Party spent, in toto, on the 2004 election, but what they seem to have gotten for it is Barack Obama. Let us savor.

  Peggy Noonan

  Party, Election, Democratic

  "So Much to Savor". www.wsj.com. November 4, 2004.

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