George Packer Quotes About Politicians

Quotes about: Politicians

• Character is destiny, and politicians usually get the scandals they deserve, with a sense of inevitability about them.

  George Packer

  Character, Destiny, Scandal

  "The Trouble with Christie" by George Packer, www.newyorker.com. January 13, 2014.

• Before the nineteen-seventies, most Republicans in Washington accepted the institutions of the welfare state, and most Democrats agreed with the logic of the Cold War. Despite the passions over various issues, government functioned pretty well. Legislators routinely crossed party lines when they voted, and when they drank; filibusters in the Senate were reserved for the biggest bills; think tanks produced independent research, not partisan talking points. The "D." or "R." after a politician's name did not tell you what he thought about everything, or everything you thought about him.

  George Packer

  War, Party, Independent

• A genuine approach to budget cutting - knowing exactly what you're cutting and why, and with what real-life consequences - is beyond my competence, and probably beyond the competence of any politician in America.

  George Packer

  Real, Cutting, Knowing

  "Ask the Author Live: George Packer on Obama and the Budget". The New Yorker Live Chat, www.newyorker.com. April 15, 2011.

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