Having served as the majority spokesman for the House Ways and Means Committee after Republicans took the House in 1994, I've seen the promise and the peril of divided government before. Ari Fleischer committeedividegovernment Change image and share on social
Most of the State of the Union will not be about Iraq. Most of the State of the Union will be about improving America's economy and providing greater access to health care for millions of American people, including senior citizens. Ari Fleischer accessamericaamerican share on social
The reason Gov. Romney passed Romneycare as governor of Massachusetts in 2006 was because many Republicans viewed health care reform, mandates and all, as a way to inoculate against Democratic charges that Republicans didn't care about people who lacked health insurance. Ari Fleischer carechargedemocratic share on social
Because what I say from that podium has got to be accurate, and I'm the only one who's going to be held liable if it's not accurate. Ari Fleischer accurateholdliable Change image and share on social
Today, grass-roots Republicans want to drink a bottle of 2010 small-government wine, but our candidates were bottled in another era, before the tea party's ideas took root. Ari Fleischer bottlecandidatedrink Change image and share on social
Make no mistake, if the payroll-tax cut is extended, it will become permanent. Social Security will become another welfare program as the tie between what someone pays and what they receive gets broken. Ari Fleischer breakcutextend share on social
Contrary to the myth that Mr. Bush cut taxes only for the wealthy, the 2001 tax cut reduced taxes for every income-tax payer in the country. Ari Fleischer bushcontrarycountry Change image and share on social
But instead, Democrats are so bent on seeing Republicans as a bunch of angry, right wing, intolerant, unreliable extremists that they have a track record of missing the mood of the country, especially the sentiment of people who don't wake up to 'The New York Times.' Ari Fleischer angrybendbunch share on social
The tea party movement and its passion arose in response to trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye can see and out of a sense that Washington is in need of dire fiscal reform. Ari Fleischer arisedeficitdire Change image and share on social
My advice to the tea party freshmen: Slow the galloping horses to a trot. Big government was built over decades; it can't be dismantled in a year, especially when Democrats control the White House. Ari Fleischer advicebigbuild Change image and share on social
