Howard Dean Quotes on America (29 Quotes)

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean tried to turn around the World War II argument. Democratic Presidents Roosevelt and Truman led America to victory in World War II because they laid out a clear plan for success to the American people, America's allies and America's troops, ... President Bush has failed to put together a plan, so despite the bravery and sacrifice of our troops, we are not making the progress that we should be in Iraq.

I will take a backseat to no one in a commitment to civil rights in America.

Sadly, the federal government's lack of preparation followed by its inept response had deadly consequences for far too many Americans in Katrina's path. The American people are counting on their leaders in Washington, D.C., to do better.

The fact that the president was willing to reveal classified information for political gain and put interests of his political party ahead of America's security shows that he can no longer be trusted to keep America safe.

He never actually came out and said just that. But in every speech he gave during the campaign and afterwards, he left the impression. He left the impression with 65 percent of the American people, who agreed that Saddam had something to do with 911. It was dishonest, what he did.

In 2006 it's immigrants. That's what their strategy is on the Republican side divide people, scapegoat them, set them aside, point the finger at them. Well, that may be good for the Republican Party, but it's bad for America, and we're not going to do that.

Democrats will continue to fight for real immigration reform that secures and strengthens our borders, protects the jobs and wages of American workers, and allows immigrants who pay taxes and obey the law to earn the responsibilities of U.S. citizenship.

President Bush faces a serious test of leadership. Will he keep his pledge to hold his administration to high ethical standards and give the American people what they deserve, and will he answer to the American people for these serious missteps.

I know Judge Roberts loves the law. I'm not sure he loves the American people.

If it took three weeks for them to get this information, then they're not doing their job protecting the United States of America.

The country deserves to know -- and the president needs to answer -- why the American people were presented with misleading or manufactured intelligence as to why going to war with Iraq was necessary.

I believe they do not care what Americans think and they do not accept the legitimacy of our elections and have now, for the fourth time in the fourth state, attempted to do what they can to remove democracy from America.

Together we can stand for honesty, hard work, respect and opportunity for each American. Together America can do better.

America had a great victory this week in the war on terror. Key Democratic senators and representatives forced President Bush to give up the idea that six major American ports should be run by a foreign country. Republicans in Congress followed the Democrats' lead to demand the president change the policy.

One of the implications of this increased debt is that increasingly, foreigners are financing this debt, putting the American economy in the hands of foreign debt holders, just like the ports deal would have put port security in the hands of a foreign-owned government.

That's one of the things about the Tea Party people. They think corporations have too much influence in American life and they do.

This is ridiculous. This is not the America we grew up in. This is a lack of leadership.

If the American people will put us back in power in '06, we will have on the president's desk things that outlaw all those kinds of behavior.

Everybody loves tax cuts. Can't we get beyond the cynical pandering of politicians in both parties that promise people everything but don't stand up for the long term interests of the United States of America,

His whole campaign is based on the notion that 'I can keep you safe, therefore, in times of difficulty in America, stick with me,'

There's one of two possibilities here. One, we need a new president so we can really take care of intelligence needs and the defense of the United States of America against terrorism. Or two, they're playing politics with their timing of the release of these documents.

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, who ran against Kerry and Edwards in the primaries, called Edwards a smart choice. ... will bring energy, commitment and a new vision for America.

Work with Mexico to improve economies in rural America and rural Mexico, and you will stop the flood of people wanting to come to America.

The problem is, it works. It appeals to the worst instincts of the American people so both sides use it. There's not much high mindedness in politics because you couldn't survive. If you did, someone would hire a private investigator to see if you had an affair 25 years ago.

How can they call this democracy ... The country is at war with an enemy nobody can seem to pin down despite the might of the American military establishment, it's increasingly becoming a police state, religious extremists have seized a frightening degree of power, and meanwhile the people are totally oblivious to it all. Instead of rallying against this growing menace within their country, the people are all obsessing about phony issues and a bunch of trivial pseudo-celebrity garbage...wait a minute, that is just like America...huh...

But those with an interest in perpetuating the idea that the chief cause of black misfortune is an American culture that ''doesn't care about black people decry racism whether it exists or not. ''The ugly truth, ... Likewise US Representative Barbara Lee, a California Democrat ''If anyone ever doubted that there are two Americas, this disaster and our government's shameful response to it have made the division clear for all to see.

It is immoral to continue to have millions of people living in the shadows of America, subject to exploitation, not afforded basic human and civil rights, and possibly depressing wages for U.S. workers.

Democrats are the only party to have balanced the budget in America in the last 38 years. We will do it again.

We have to come to terms with the ugly truth that skin color, age and economics played a significant role in who survived and who did not. And this question, 40 and 50 years after Dr. King and the civil rights movement, is, 'How could this still be happening in America'