Ken Mehlman
Ken Mehlman
Kenneth Brian "Ken" Mehlmanis an American businessman, attorney, and political figure. He serves as a Member and Global Head of Public Affairs at global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, helping assess and improve the companies in which KKR invests by engaging stakeholders & leveraging geopolitical & public policy trends. Mehlman also oversees the firm’s responsible investment efforts, leading the firm’s Environmental Social Governance programs...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 August 1966
CountryUnited States of America
I will always remember and we must all remember that Democrats are our political rivals, not our enemies, and they deserve our respect.
Why shouldn't future generations and young Americans have the choice to earn a higher rate of return? Why shouldn't they be able to own their own Social Security so that Congress can't spend it on other things?
We've suffered a war, and one thing we know: Whenever our nation's faced war, whether it was in the 1980s when we were winning the Cold War or in the 1940s during World War II, the responsible thing to do has been to borrow money to win the war.
If you stop and think about our history, one of the reasons we had an American century and there is an American dream was because at key points in our history we made very bold decisions about making sure that there was very broad, universal access to quality education.
The president strongly believes that marriage in this country ought to be between a man and a woman. He also believes it is something that ought to be decided by the people. He doesn't believe that judges ought to impose their will on the people.
If you look at attitudes today and where they are headed, it's clear to me that supporting equal rights, including the rights to civil marriage, is a net positive for winning elections, as well as the right thing to do.
Kerry's political attacks are not supported by reality, which shows rising employment and higher wages, and his policies -- higher taxes, increased regulation and bigger government -- would move America backward.
I think he's focused on a lot of things - working to help people at the White House and talking to people on the Hill about the agenda next year, and he's certainly focused on the '06 elections,
We must take a stand against corruption right here, right now. Public service is a sacred trust, and we cannot allow it to be sullied by anyone . . . Democrat or Republican.
I think the reason we're going up there is we're expecting an extreme makeover, ... Inside Politics Sunday.
Making the case (for same-sex marriage) from a conservative values perspective is an imperative, not an option.
Conservatives don't need to change core convictions to embrace the growing support for equal rights for gay Americans,
For a generation, terrorists learned they could make war on free nations without fear of war in return. On September 12, the terrorists got war in return.
I am committed to ensure that our 2008 Republican presidential candidates forthrightly address issues of importance to the African-American community.