Bob Dole
Bob Dole
Robert Joseph "Bob" Doleis an American politician who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996 and in the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969. In the 1976 presidential election, Dole was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President and incumbent President Gerald Ford's running mate. He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 1980 and 1988. In 1996, Dole was able to secure the Republican nomination for President of the United States, but lost...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 July 1923
CityRussell, KS
A government that seizes control of the economy for the good of the people, ends up seizing control of the people for the good of the economy
If Lincoln had an affair with a slave woman, it would be an outrage, but when Clinton does it with one of his staff, everyone is okay with it.
Something is wrong with America. I wonder sometimes what people are thinking about or if they're thinking at all.
Political advice is a bit like your average Christmas fruitcake: something everyone gives and no one wants.
If we had known we were going to win control of the Senate, we'd have run better candidates.
I have been uplifted by the extraordinary power of the American heart - by those armies of compassion, who are willing to cross town or cross the globe to minister to those they've never met and will never see again.
I think it's OK to talk about your military service, but there's a fine line between, you know, too much and just about right.
When these political action committees give money, they expect something in return other than good government.
The California proposition [Prop. 187] is one I would agree with. That's the easiest way to put it.
With all the divisive forces tearing at our country, we need the glue of language to help hold us together. If we want to ensure that all our children have the same opportunities in life, alternative language education should stop and English should be acknowledged once and for all as the official language of the United States.
As long as there are only 3 to 4 people on the floor, the country is in good hands. It's only when you have 50 to 60 in the Senate that you want to be concerned.
As president, I will fight illegal immigration in order to preserve an appropriate level of legal immigration. At the same time, I believe our system of legal immigration needs to be re-examined. As part of this re-examination, I support a modest, temporary reduction in the annual rate of legal immigration.
The purpose of a tax cut is to leave more money where it belongs: in the hands of the working men and working women who earned it in the first place
History buffs probably noted the reunion at a Washington party a few weeks ago of three ex-presidents: Carter, Ford and Nixon - See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Evil.