Ari Fleischer Quotes (327 Quotes)

the ideology of a few liberal Democrats.

Al Gore's 'I Invented Prosperity Tour' should recognize that hard-working Americans -- not government -- deserve credit for our nation's prosperous times. Governor Bush has a different and more optimistic vision and destination for America.

The president will continue to be very bottom line, results oriented, seeking the Department of Transportation to test their systems, to make sure they're as reliable as they can be, as we continue to make every effort throughout the year to beef up security,

that will compromise sources or methods or abilities to win a war.

The United States will always reserve the right to operate over international waters and international airspace to protect the needs of our neighbors, promote regional stability and secure peace,

He believes the Palestinian people, given a fair choice, want a future of freedom.

This is a terrible tragedy.

I think it would be easy for us to reflect and to discuss things and be critical. The president understands that transitions can be times of difficulty and strong emotion, and he's going to approach it in that vein.

The president has faith in the plan, accepts the plan. The plan is working, and that's the president's approach, ... Undoubtedly, you're going to have others who are going to chime in, but that doesn't change how the president approaches it.

Hopefully, Saddam Hussein will get the message that the world community, through the United Nations, has called on him to disarm. And as the president said, he will either disarm or the United States will lead a coalition to disarm him.

You can go through a list of grievances and still have a good meeting.

President-elect Bush views his job as a leader to build support for his agenda, which he ran on during the course of the campaign.

The current mixture of local officials working with federal officials... is what the law enforcement community believes is the best approach, ... It remains a joint operation.

There's no question the events of the last two weeks lend further reason for people to be concerned about the Palestinian human condition in the West Bank.

It's a coordinating post, a policy post. But clearly various agencies continue to have their vital functions, which are much more operational and mission-oriented.

It's a start. As the president said last Thursday, all parties in the Middle East have responsibilities and the president expects all parties to step up to them.

We made the decision to really hit and hit hard all all these key battleground states here in the final several days. The governor of course was in Florida all day yesterday, Pennsylvania the day before and Michigan the day before that. But all these smaller states add up to a victory, and we're running very strong in a lot of states Republicans traditionally don't run strong in.

The president views the State of the Union as a moment to talk about the big challenges, the major challenges our nation faces at home and abroad. He sees it as an opportunity for this generation and for people who are in office today to face up to these challenges and to deal with them, not to pass them on to future generations.

So this is a wake-up call to the Congress not to spend tax dollars. Because if they spend and go back on a spending spree, the Congress risks tapping Social Security's money, and Congress should take no step that would put Social Security within reach.

The president will miss John's service, ... He is a good man. He did what he set out to do.

The IAEA board expresses its concerns about Iran's failure to report nuclear activities,

The president's focus will be the bottom line He wants tax cuts. He'll work with Congress on whatever procedure best gets that job done.

It would have been better if the vice president andor his staff had come out last Saturday night or first thing Sunday morning and announced it. It could have and should have been handled differently.

He's approaching it very similarly to the way he approached the other two debates. We expect the questions that will be asked will be similar to the ones he gets at town hall meetings on the campaign trail. Those events are the best practice for him.

The key is for Chairman Arafat to show that he is that man, that he does have the authority, that he does have the capability, the desire to lead the Palestinian people,

There is already a mountain of evidence that Saddam Hussein is gathering weapons for the purpose of using them. And adding additional information is like adding a foot to Mount Everest.

In a traditional war when a capital city falls, it is a real sign of military success and progress. In this case, it's a sign of progress, ... But when the enemy doesn't rely on a capital city as much as a cave, a shadow or a hiding place, it's less important that a capital city falls than to shut down the hiding places. Caves are now more important than capital cities.

The president will continue to make sure that we work to protect our interests in the Middle East.

The energy plan offered by the Democrats on the Hill has some areas of overlapping commonality with the plan that the president is about to propose and the president looks forward to working with Congress on those areas.

So what the president has said is that we will not reward North Korea for bad behavior, that what we seek is North Korea's irrevocable and verifiable dismantlement of its nuclear weapons program, and we will not provide them inducements for doing what they always said they were going to do anyway.

very expressive in the conversation.

The vice president remains at a secure location where he is fully and completely informed of all events and is participating.

already putting up conditions for the weapons inspectors that they said, only two days ago, they would accept unconditionally. When Iraq talks about sovereignty and independence history has shown that those are code words for thwarting the inspectors.

Suggesting that Governor Bush is as dishonest as Bill Clinton is a disservice to our party and our principles, ... Our nation has been through enough and John McCain's ad has gone too far.

It is something the United States cares a great deal about. And the president is worried about the humanitarian conditions.

focus on political solutions to get you through the night.

All along, the United States has been concerned with the fact that the timetable to develop a test to protect the country on missile defense was bumping into the ABM Treaty. The bump was about to take place.

The president stressed that he has made no decisions, that he will continue to engage in consultations with Saudi Arabia and other nations about steps in the Middle East, steps in Iraq,

You cannot overstate the importance of this. It is a good day, a big day.

Senator Daschle was here at the White House earlier today where White House aides and others reiterated to the senator information that had previously been provided to people who work for him.

The overall number is that 92 million taxpayers would receive on average a tax cut of 1,083 in 2003, based on everything the president will propose tomorrow,

I think it's part of ongoing efforts in a tense region, a region that remains tense and delicate, and a region that the president will remain personally engaged in and involved in. So, too, will his government.

It's not suicide, it's murder.

There'll be no fuel oil flowing, there'll be no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow until there is verifiable dismantling of their nuclear weapons.

He's going to focus on long-term solutions to get you through the night and the day.

If peace is to develop and take root, somebody in a position of authority in Palestinian territory has got to stop the violence.

Only after -- concurrent with the welfare reforms that went into effect in 1996 did the welfare rolls drop as much as they did. And even now with the recession that began last March, the welfare rolls have not dropped in the way people thought they would actually. The number of people on welfare has not increased.

Creating a Cabinet post doesn't solve the problem.

The president will, of course, take into account any recent developments that need that need to be factored into any decision he makes,

The president when he speaks, speaks in a very inclusive way, very respectful ... of the fact that we are a nation whose great strengths come from the fact that we have people of so many faiths and people who have chosen not to have any particular religious affiliation.