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It's not just the right-wing crazies who oppose health reform. In addition, there are many sane Americans who worry about committing a trillion dollars to it.

For him to say that is the equivalent of me saying Ronnie Musgrove helped hook our kids on crystal methamphetamine because he didn't oppose a 40-percent cut in the state Bureau of Narcotics drug enforcement budget,

It (some of the opposition) consists of what I call professional protesters. There are organizations - advocacy groups. Their job is to make money by opposing things. These groups oppose everything.

It's our steadfast will and determination to oppose 'Taiwan independence' secessionist forces and activities, maintain peace across the Taiwan Straits and safeguard China's state sovereignty and territorial integrity.

It's unfortunate that those that oppose the marriage amendment are using issues like domestic violence as scare tactics.

Do not kill us! preach us! protect us and do not become angry! May we never oppose you!

That statement that she will not oppose refers to the fact that should the court find against her, she will respect and abide by such decision.

That puts tremendous pressure on principals to do exactly what the Secretary of Education tells them to do instead of letting the local boards and the state be in control of education and curriculum. We're using the resolution to oppose further encroachment into local control of education.

No baseness or cruelty of treason so deep or so tragic shall enter our human world, but that loyal love shall be able in due time to oppose to just that deed of treason its fitting deed of atonement.

It's certainly somewhat of a disappointment. This had been the planned time. But I think it is a momentary setback more than anything long term. And I think the Democrats were wrong to oppose CAFTA in the first place, and wrong to take pleasure in this setback.

No matter what your stand on software patents, and I oppose them, I call on developers to contribute to the OSDL patent commons project because there is strength in numbers and when individual contributions are collected together it creates a protective haven where developers can innovate without fear.

No matter what we decide to cut, there will be a group out there that will oppose it and will be very vocal about it.

I want to express my gratitude to the committee for the fairness and professionalism with which they conducted their business. I have never intentionally taken steroids and I strongly oppose the illegal use of steroids by athletes or anyone else.

It will be fun to oppose Buck. I feel there's probably more pressure on him than there is me, because the United States are expected to win and win the whole thing. We're just the sleepers and hopefully we'll go in and quietly beat them.

They were all unsuccessful in the legislative route because of the ability of the people who oppose (the imports) to stifle them.

They were so arrogant that they voted to directly oppose the law and say that they knew better than the 16,000 citizens who signed the petition.

They invade the shrine and bomb it because they oppose God and justice.

They've known for 16 months that we oppose the concept of additional contract workers at CBC,

serve as a reminder that there will be always those who seek through aggression, deception and force to oppose their will on the world of civility, decency and law.

The failure of the White House to produce relevant documents is reason enough for any senator to oppose this nomination. The administration cannot treat the Senate with such disrespect without some consequences,

In its current form, it will encourage sprawl and we will oppose it.

I oppose the deal. The issue of a foreign government with possible links to terrorists means you have to be extremely careful. And this was done without the attention of Congress or the president.

I oppose same-sex marriage, and I have struggled and prayed about the best course of action I can take, on behalf of Arkansans, to ensure the sanctity of marriage exists only between a man and woman.

I oppose anything in the way of development that defers from the zoning bylaw of Bayfield. The developers need to meet our existing standards.

I oppose any development on the beach that will add density or traffic.

I oppose amnesty because I don't think people here illegally should get to go to the front of the line, ... But when we have hundreds of thousands of people standing at lines at embassies for the chance to come here and work in this country, laying pavement and picking lettuce in the 120-degree heat, I think we should come up with a system to allow for that.

If you believe abortion is a lethal force, you should oppose the force and do what you have to do to stop it. May God help you to protect the unborn as you would want to be protected.

In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, it would be difficult to oppose these types of measures.

I just really strongly oppose this, ... I have pushed back very, very hard on food stamps.

I recognize that different states will address this in different ways, and I will oppose any effort to pass an amendment to the United States Constitution in response to the Massachusetts decision,

I know it sounds ironic, but I have a good relationship with members of both parties of Congress, ... Mike well knows I oppose his bill and why, so I have to believe that by inviting me, he is trying to make a fair presentation.

In the short-term, we wouldn't want to oppose this move, and it could go a little further. There's no reason to buy Treasuries at the moment.

I pride myself on my capacity to perceive the transitory character of everything. An odd gift which spoiled all my joys; better: all my sensations. I have decided not to oppose anyone ever again, since I have noticed that I always end by resembling my latest enemy.

In time of danger it is proper to be alarmed until danger be near at hand; but when we perceive that danger is near, we should oppose it as if we were not afraid.

If you're saying something that people don't want to hear or accept, a significant proportion of them will reply with hostility. Not because they know the facts, or because they have researched it themselves, but because they're so psychologically involved in believing good news that they will oppose it with a reflex.

I generally would still not count that as an earmark, even though it has a similar effect, because it is such a gray area of how specific is too specific when setting eligibility criteria. I obviously oppose those provisions, but I would not classify them the same as spending earmarks that actually list the name.

In every human society, there is an effort continually tending to confer on one part the height of power and happiness, and to reduce the other to the extreme of weakness and misery. The intent of good laws is to oppose this effort and to diffuse their influence universally and equally.

Clearly I am not going to be a candidate for prime minister because they tell me to, ... They certainly expressed support for the idea that if the process is done locally then they would not oppose it.

Being against other people's policies eventually puts you in a downward spiral. It's fine to be principled and oppose views that you don't agree with, but you also have to have an alternative.

By choosing to oppose the University of Michigan, President Bush called into question his commitment to expanding opportunity for African-American, Hispanic, and Native American students,

He's travelled a long way and took a few days to get over the jet lag but he seems ready to unleash himself on someone! He's very quiet, very serious about his rugby. No-one here wants to oppose him in contact drills!

I doubt very seriously that any of those that oppose this bill ... had ever had the experience of standing over their grandson's casket and kissing him on the cheek and telling him good-bye, knowing that the state of Alabama doesn't even recognize that he is a child.

I am pro-choice and he says Roe vs. Wade is wrong. I oppose new offshore oil drilling; he doesn't. He would build 'Star Wars' and take the money out of the Social Security surplus,

I cannot vote to confirm, not because I oppose John Roberts, but because we simply do not know enough about his views on critical issues to make a considered judgment,

I don't oppose this project, but we need to do something about parking and we need not to close Maple.

I don't oppose the boat ramp; I actually personally support a boat ramp if it's properly sized and designed.

For them to tie our hands behind our backs and prevent us from participating in this scientific frontier would be unconscionable. We have to oppose them with everything we've got.

All I did was ask for rights. I didn't attack anyone. I didn't harass anyone. I didn't oppose the system or the country or the authority. All I said is, 'Why can't I drive?'

The House vote will strengthen the resolve of senators who oppose portfolio limits, and increase pressure for a compromise in the Senate, or ultimately in conference, that is less than what the White House would like.

You've got to be brave to oppose a champion but she is not over the line.

The dynamics, in the sense of who he is and the fact that they haven't been able to get any momentum to oppose his nomination, isn't going to change simply because he's now being nominated for chief justice, ... I think that's the reason, quite frankly, why he was nominated for chief justice.

The current administration has promoted numerous measures that intrude upon the privacy of ordinary Americans. Few if any Americans want their health records on the Internet or their bank records reviewed by bureaucrats or sold to businesses. I oppose government intrusions that assault the Constitution and violate individual rights.

The cider house rules are the metaphor for those rules that you feel you have to oppose because you feel they don't make sense to you.

A ''modern'' man has nothing to add to modernism, if only because he has nothing to oppose it with. The well-adapted drop off the dead limb of time like lice.

And if he cannot answer those questions in a way that demonstrates that he in fact does support women and women's health and safety, then we will need to oppose him down the road,

We strongly oppose it, ... It will cause us international difficulties, and it opens up other opportunities for others to try to seek similar relief.

There is clear and convincing evidence that John Roberts is the wrong choice for chief justice, ... I oppose the nomination, and I urge my colleagues to do the same.

Let no one oppose this belief of mine with that well-worn proverb: 'He who builds on the people builds on mud

Let what will be said or done, preserve your sang froid immovably, and to every obstacle oppose patience, perseverance and soothing language

Men are strong only so long as they represent a strong idea. They become powerless when they oppose it.

We owe it to future generations of Americans to oppose this nomination. He's the wrong justice for justice and the rule of law in America.

I should be committed to an institution immediately for even thinking I could get away with that. These two things are opposing, they oppose one another. To be a director you have to be in complete control of the set, complete control of the surroundings, and very aware of what's going on, what's being used and what's not being used... It's insanity. To be an actor you have to be, in a sense, out of control.

The Tea Party has definitely increased political involvement, not only among Tea Party members but among people who oppose the Tea Party members. It's been a general stimulus.

I oppose registration for the draft . . . because I believe the security of freedom can best be achieved by security through freedom.

Head lice have their own animal-rights group, or may as well. The National Pediculosis Association doesn't exactly advocate letting lice live with dignity, but it does oppose pediculicidal treatments.