Dick Armey
Dick Armey
Richard Keith "Dick" Armeyis an American politician. He is a former U.S. Representative from Texas' 26th congressional districtand House Majority Leader. He was one of the engineers of the "Republican Revolution" of the 1990s, in which Republicans were elected to majorities of both houses of Congress for the first time in four decades. Armey was one of the chief authors of the Contract with America. Armey is also an author and former economics professor. Since his retirement from Congress, he...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 July 1940
CountryUnited States of America
We should not say to our sons and daughters, if you fall in love, and if you should marry, we will punish you, ... We should bring and end to that.
We're trying to make good law and we're expecting it to be signed,
I call it small government, grass-roots activism: The Tea Party activists are a part of it, FreedomWorks is part of it. FreedomWorks is the longest-standing, most active organization within this movement.
This is a big deal. My wife and I sat in our home and we watched those young men get slaughtered on the streets of Mogadishu in the absence of a plan. It broke our heart.
My own view would be to let Saddam bluster, let him rant and rave all he wants. As long as he behaves himself within his own borders, we should not be addressing any attack or resources against him.
The president came into the negotiations and wanted to spend as much as possible of the surplus. But I can tell you, Mr. and Mrs. America, for the most part, your surplus is still intact.
The president accepted our parameters -- not touching Social Security, not raising taxes,
We discovered that Elvis had left the building,
Our guys began to realize the opportunity we had,
He's been so apologetic. He's been promising that this will never happen again.
Whatever happens, it will take years to repair the damage President Clinton has done to his office and his country,
stay focused on the singular question: Is taxing marriage appropriate?
from executing its duty to protect and uphold the Constitution.
My own view is that it has a very slim chance of being scheduled on the floor,