I sometimes joke, Paula, even paranoid people have enemies. Rahm Emanuel More Quotes by Rahm Emanuel More Quotes From Rahm Emanuel I do not believe that a counterterrorism strategy all by itself, without a sufficient level of counterinsurgency, will work. Rahm Emanuel strategylevelsbelieve I should say the leadership's proposal in the Senate and the House are very unpopular. And when people realize it will raise taxes, raise their insurance premiums cost and explode the deficit, they think twice about it. Rahm Emanuel housepeoplethinking Obviously what I think Senator [John] Kerry was pointing to, which is absolutely correct, which is the essential part of the strategy or a key component or a leg on the stool, is an Afghan partner that is ready to take control of both the security situation in Afghanistan, and the civilian side of that. Rahm Emanuel legskeysthinking Because of the president’s leadership, every American will have access to affordable, quality health care. Rahm Emanuel qualitycarepresident Everybody knows they're on the Obama team: There isn't vice presidential vs. presidential division, there's not a generational pull. People have internalized that this is a real moment in history. Rahm Emanuel teamrealpeople I don't want to go negative on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but he didn't pass an economic deal in the first 100 days. We have passed the largest Recovery Act in the history of the country. Rahm Emanuel recoverycountrynegative I saw the president make the tough calls in the Situation Room - and today, our troops in Iraq have finally come home so America can do some nation building here at home. That was the change that we believed in. That was the change we fought for. That was the change President Obama delivered. Rahm Emanuel iraqhomeamerica And it's time as a country that we have an assault weapon ban. Rahm Emanuel assault-weaponsguncountry Rather than doing the kind of fact-checking that normally goes with a story, you ran with certain stories for not wanting to get beat. There's a pressure that exists in your profession. I would be surprised in any honest exchange that you say that doesn't exist. Rahm Emanuel pressurewould-bestories Every election is different, every context is different. I believe the record I was allowed to help establish by the side of the president Bill Clinton was important. Rahm Emanuel importantpresidentbelieve I've never been in a place where winning has hurt the ability to do anything. Rahm Emanuel hurt-feelingshurtwinning You may say I may be unfit to be mayor. But you can never say I'm an unfit mayor. Rahm Emanuel mayorsmay I would like to run for the mayor of the city of Chicago. That has always been an aspiration of mine even when I was in the House of Representatives. Rahm Emanuel citieshouserunning The American people... want change. They want big ideas, big reform. Rahm Emanuel reformpeopleideas [Obama White House] rescued the economy from the worst recession. Rahm Emanuel economywhitehouse We have come a long way and we have a little further to go. Rahm Emanuel littleslongway The moment somebody's a president and you call him "Mr. President," (the person represents) our culture, our history, our sense as our nation. Rahm Emanuel momentspresidentculture Nearly losing my life made me want to live my life. Rahm Emanuel survivallosingwant I think the most important thing for us to make judgments about is what can we really do? What can we achieve? Rahm Emanuel judgmentimportantthinking There's no safe Republican district. You can run, but you cannot hide. Rahm Emanuel marine-corpssaferunning
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