Karen Finney Quotations

Building this voter file is part of our job. Our job is to build the infrastructure of the party.

Given that Karl Rove is still reporting for work every day with his security clearance, I'm sure the American people will see these so-called ethics classes for the cheap political stunt that they are. If President Bush were truly serious about restoring ethics ? not to mention his own credibility ? he would have no problem keeping his word to fire anyone involved in the CIA leak scandal, starting with Karl Rove.

From falling wages and increasing health care costs, to sky-high gas prices and climbing poverty rates, the Bush economy is failing America's working families. The only thing worse than this Bush economy is the last Bush economy.

Given the way the information has been trickling out and given the serious questions that the information has raised each time something trickles out, this is all the more reason to come clean.

Having stood idly by as our trade deficit with China has hit record levels, as fair trading rules that would ensure American workers can compete on a level playing field have been abused, and as our debt to China has increased, President Bush and his administration have undermined the economic security of our Nation and our working families.

We may talk about it in different ways but there's still the same goal.

It is no wonder Republican lawmakers are turning their backs on President Bush. They finally realized what the American public already knows: The truth is President Bush's policies have made America less safe.

President Bush's refusal to recognize that it's time to make a change and fire Secretary Rumsfeld is symptomatic of his administration's incompetent and failed leadership.

We can only win if the Iraqi people are able to play a greater role in peacekeeping, and we can only win if the president gives an honest assessment of what's really happening on the ground in Iraq. Staying the course and paying for good headlines are not a strategy. It's merely a bad excuse for not having a plan.

We're at the beginning, ... need to do a better job of talking about our values in a way that people see we share their values.

We're at the beginning. But we know we need to do a better job of talking about our values in a way that people see we share their values.

We're doing the work, we're not just talking about it.

We should not be throwing parties at a time when we've got serious problems.

We will have the resources to do what we need to do. We are committed to investing in state parties and rebuilding the grass roots from the bottom up.

As the saying goes, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. Unfortunately for the American people all President Bush did today was make it clear that they should expect nothing more than the same failed policies they have come to know all too well.

The vice president's secrecy on this and other issues, as well as his numerous false statements concerning pre-war intelligence, is part of a larger pattern of above-the-law, bunker mentality that the Bush administration has embraced.

Despite Republican efforts to muddy the water, (former Vermont) Governor Dean was clear there is no evidence that Senator Reid or any other Democrat took contributions in exchange for official actions.

This is going to be a huge issue. This smacks of abuse of power.

It's shameful that once again the Bush administration resorted to attacking the patriotism of fellow Americans rather than answering legitimate questions surrounding the president's failures in Iraq.

It was not retaliation. It was decided we needed a change. We decided to hire a proven leader.

The truth of the matter is that Bush policies hurt African-Americans.

Governor Dean is investing in rebuilding the infrastructure of the Democratic Party, and we're starting now. The governor is confident we will have the resources we need to win in 2006 and beyond.

The ethical cloud over the White House is growing. President Bush should have no hesitation about returning the more than $100,000 directly raised for his re-election campaign by an admitted felon.

If you know Hillary Clinton, you know this is a woman who has never shied away from a fight.

We think what Americans at the end of the day want to know is, if this person [a candidate] going to go out and be a fighter for me? Does this person understand my concerns, my issues, and will this person fight for me?

I think part of running for president, people want to know who you are, what influenced you, what motivates you, not just where you stand on issues but what is in your heart and what were things in your life that led you to believe the things you believe in, and fight for.

One of the things about Herman Cain is, I think that he makes that white Republican base of the party feel okay, feel like they are not racist because they can like this guy. I think he giving that base a free pass. And I think they like him because they think he's a black man who knows his place. And I know that's harsh, but that's how it sure seems to me.