Buyer's Remorse Quotes

“These “undocumented workers” from south of the border may have come here illegally, but they have long ago integrated themselves into their communities. Once here, they obey the laws. They pay taxes. Many of their sons and daughters serve in the military. They make up the majority of the workforce in several key industries: agricultural workers, child care, kitchen help in restaurants, housecleaning, maid service in hotels, and more. I’ve seen the great contribution they’ve made to their communities in California. Like generations of immigrants before them, they have become American citizens by choice, not by birth. They are, in effect, already citizens in every respect but one. It’s now important to make it official, as Ronald Reagan did, and grant them citizenship—or at least a path to citizenship—in order to save families from the fear of being torn apart by federal agents. Of”
― Bill Press, Buyer's Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down

“In other words, in Barack Obama’s world, incrementalism is good enough. Fortunately, nobody ever told that to FDR or Teddy Roosevelt, or Lyndon Johnson.”
― Bill Press, Buyer's Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down

“Yet, despite his best efforts and intentions, Barack Obama, unlike George W. Bush, will leave office without having found a way to persuade Congress to raise the minimum wage for all workers nationwide. Thus, as of this writing, the federal minimum wage remains $7.25—which, in terms of purchasing power, is lower than it was in 1968. Little wonder that so many working Americans are struggling.36”
― Bill Press, Buyer's Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down

“The Trans-Pacific Partnership If corporations liked NAFTA, they will love TPP—and American workers hate the prospect of it. As some Democratic members of Congress succinctly put it, TPP is “NAFTA on steroids.” First”
― Bill Press, Buyer's Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down

“Today, the U.S. has lost one out of every four manufacturing jobs that existed before NAFTA—over 5 million, with 42,000 factories closed. A modest trade surplus with Mexico was replaced with a large, persistent deficit. . . . NAFTA’s new investor protections dramatically increased the ability of corporations to outsource entire factories to Mexico”—resulting in the “giant sucking sound” presidential candidate Ross Perot warned us about.”
― Bill Press, Buyer's Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down

“In total, as of this writing in October 2015, there have been 972 mass shootings since the Sandy Hook murders, resulting in at least 1,217 people dead and 3,509 wounded.”
― Bill Press, Buyer's Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down

“And despite promising “everything I’ve got,” President Obama either did not know how, or chose not, to use the persuasive powers of the presidency, à la Lyndon Baines Johnson, to force them to act.11”
― Bill Press, Buyer's Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down

“Obama’s no LBJ.18”
― Bill Press, Buyer's Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down

“On the economy, good intentions were not enough. Bold leadership was needed. But Barack Obama did not provide it. And the economy still suffers.”
― Bill Press, Buyer's Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down

“Eight years ago, we chanted: “Yes, we can.” Today, on too many issues, we lament: “Yes, we could have—but we didn’t.”
― Bill Press, Buyer's Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down

“And, most disappointing of all, Obama turned out to be a cautious, hesitant, almost timid chief executive, not the dynamic, bold, fearless leader we were all counting on.”
― Bill Press, Buyer's Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down