Elizabeth Garrett Quotations

When they're on the ballot, it means the candidate can't ignore them.

Repealing the individual AMT will cost $1.2 trillion. Either that has to come from higher taxes or reduced tax expenditures or some combination.

We are not looking at tax reform this year or probably during the Bush presidency. Maybe they'll resurrect it in 2007, but then at that time everyone will be looking at the next presidential race.

Often regulated industry or people who would benefit from decisions are the only ones with the information that public servants need.

That's not what the Florida Supreme Court said. That's not the only reading of the Florida Supreme Court and I don't think it's the best reading.

Initiatives tend to shape turnout substantially in non-presidential elections.

He's now not seen as the same Schwarzenegger who won the recall (election) and was so successful last year. He is either seen as a partisan, or insensitive about ordinary people.

The trick for him is becoming less flamboyant, succeeding at governing, but not losing what makes him special and different from other politicians.