"Republicans have racialized poverty, and Democrats have run from poverty. And we’re forcing them to deal with the rea…"

"My views are more akin to the nineteenth-century liberal philosophy espoused by Milton Friedman, especially in his Ca…"

"We have a president who apparently loves instability and revolution, and that is the antithesis [pointing at blackboa…"

"To avoid large and unsustainable budget deficits, the nation will ultimately have to choose among higher taxes, modif…"

"You know, my dad used to have an expression. He said: "Joey, don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget; I'll …"

"I don't know if Bernie Madoff got his idea from there, but if there's ever a Ponzi scheme, people say Madoff was the …"

"Well alright, anyone who has dreams of world empire, look what it did to Britain. There's a reason that whole country…"

"Like Thelma and Louise, Medicare and Social Security are headed for the cliff. And we are in the back seat."

"And there's one thing I hope we will be able to agree on. It's about our commitments. I'm talking about Social Securi…"

"Now, Social Security through the years, for many many people, has been a terrible investment. It's really a tax, that…"