Steve King Quotes (44 Quotes)


    We still have to see him practice and take a hit. If he is able to go hard he will help all of our offensive weapons. We may be able to play (junior running back) Buck (Johnson) more at slot.

    We came out and hit some outside shots and that got us going. We had a hard time in the post game during the first half because Lejeune was doubling down and that forced us to hit from the outside.

    We were able to finish drives, but some of those were helped by having a short field, ... Our offensive line was better, but they're still not totally there. Trevor was better, too, but he still made a couple bad reads and was a little slow on the trigger a couple of times.

    The solution really has to lie within the Iraqi people.

    Overall, I think Trevor did a pretty good job. I think our offensive line did OK 70 percent of the time. It's that other 30 percent that I'm concerned about. We'll need to look at the film this weekend and reassess some things.


    Our Founding Fathers crafted a constitutional Republic for the first time in the history of the world because they were shaping a form of government that would not have the failures of a democracy in it, but had the representation of democracy in it.

    I've been discouraged that we have an administration that is not willing to enforce the laws.

    If she studied her history, she'd recognize Joe McCarthy was a great American hero,

    you can't run from your friends because one of their political enemies found a way to throw a legal hook into them. That is not what this country is about. I'm going to stand with him for as long as I'm convinced that he is the man I believe he is.

    You can't attract capital investment from outside Iraq unless you have a constitution in place, a rule of law and a defined system that can guarantee property rights,

    I put up a principled vote, and I believe that my vote will be easier to defend every day as the public begins to see where the money is being spent.

    He's a pretty disciplined at staying in the pocket, ... He'd rather move up than sprint out and in to trouble. He's starting to grasp the offense fairly well and looks like a playmaker. If something's not available downfield, he won't get greedy and force the issue.

    The thought of Medicare wasting vital resources on performance-enhancing drugs is unconscionable, especially at a time when the focus should be on providing life-saving medications for truly needy seniors. Seniors should never be denied life-saving drugs at the cost of providing non-essential drugs for others.

    Rather than fight with them, we changed the rules back, ... I opposed changing, because this (indictments against DeLay) is exactly what I expected would come.

    Our defense bent a little, but didn't break and took advantage of their mistakes. Our offense took care of the ball and took what they gave us.

    I don't know of a Republican coalition opposed to spending Social Security on retirement and only retirement I think we can win that debate. But the amount is so small, it's more symbol than substance.

    Our depth isn't too bad, ... But we'll have to see how they act under fire. We did O.K. in our scrimmage (at Black River Falls Saturday), but Chippewa (Falls, tonight at 7 p.m.) is a pretty good team.

    We'd like to help, but it does Americans no good to continue throwing money at the situation without a plan of responsible spending and rebuilding and without a way to monitor where the money is going and how it's being used.

    We should recognize that on the day that we are born, our glass is half full. In America your chance to fill your glass the rest of the way up is greater than it is anyplace else on this planet.

    But we need to quit taxing people upon death. No taxation without respiration.

    If we continue with the improvement we showed in the second half Friday, we'll be in good shape, ... Our first-team defense played extremely well against Galesville. I like our defensive attitude right now going into the conference season.

    We've not closed. There's no mention of demolition in that contract.

    I thought after 11 days off, we looked rusty. I'm hoping that is what it is.

    Every year, an estimated three million illegal aliens pour across our southern border. Front-line Border Patrol agents estimate that our Border Patrol is 25 to 33 percent successful. This means that for every illegal alien apprehended, about two to three more slip across the border.

    People in this country need to put pressure on their elected representatives and ask them to find a solution,

    We were light years better than how we played even last week,

    We need young farmers to buy land, enter the business and stay in our rural communities to raise their families. One of the most difficult challenges for beginning farmers is gaining access to adequate capital. As farming changes, we need to update the programs to meet the loan needs of those that are contemplating a farming career.

    Our offensive line has been better that I thought they'd be so far.

    All Americans have a sacred duty to guarantee Social Security benefits to our nation's senior citizens.

    It was a real surprise -- and the only time I'd heard Les speechless.

    It is far more important that (the draft constitution) be hammered out by the Iraqi people than it is for people from the US to try to find a solution,

    The indictment that removed Tom DeLay from leadership was a flawed indictment,

    From a philosophical perspective, (DeLay) and I are on the same page. We are both solid, committed conservatives and we are not ashamed of it. We stand up and say what we believe and we go to work for it... We think down the same path. He is one of rare i

    Iowans remember the floods of 1993 when we all pulled together to overcome our natural disaster. We received help from much of the country and other parts of the world. Now is the time for Iowans to return the favor. The victims of Katrina need our prayers and our donations. Now is the time to bow our heads and open our checkbooks. Every prayer and every dollar counts. This will be the longest and most expensive American recovery in our lifetimes.

    Aquinas has some weapons and their line seems to be playing fairly well. They have a shown a tendency to allow big plays, which is something we'd like to take advantage of.

    That's the key: get the constitution in place. Get rule of law in place, capital will come, electricity will follow.

    We have far and away the highest standard of ethics rules -- and I won't contend they are the smartest rules -- and they say that, no matter who indicts -- if it is some inconsequential little county attorney anyplace in America, which there are thousands of county attorneys -- anyone of them could produce a charge and an indictment against any one of our leaders, and remove them instantly, ... The Republican leaders will step down.

    I think that if Barbara Lee would read the history of Joe McCarthy she would realize that he was a hero for America, ... was a giant when it came to law enforcement.

    If the bar is raised to trip up Tom DeLay, ... every time they raise that bar, there is somebody who is going to have a lower standard. And so, then there will be the natural payback that comes. The reaction is going to be -- 'If you are going to use thes

    I've assimilated the hit. I've passed along most of what I can and now I'm prepared to live with it. But in my opinion, prices will come down.

    sets her apart from, I will say, the most consistent of American values.

    It needed to be in the public record that no matter the size of the disaster, no matter the level of our compassion, that we have a responsibility to get emergency help to people the right way, but we also have a responsibility to be prudent in our planning,

    Our defense is really flying to the ball. We've added a couple twists in certain situations and formations to confuse other team's offenses. We're quick and aggressive.

    For the first time in a lot of years there isn't a clear-cut favorite.


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