Actually, former Secretary of State Colin Powell put it somewhat differently when he offered his prescription to extricate the GOP from its "deep trouble."
Powell insists that Republicans must accept that the country has changed. "Americans do want to pay taxes for services," he said. "Americans are looking for more government in their life, not less." In other words, Republicans simply need to surre ...
"Americans are looking for more government in their life, not less." If that is a direct quote from former Secretary of State Colin Powell, all I have to say is: Let Powell speak for himself.
Asking a politician to summon the strength to do something that's right but highly unpopular is unrealistic, unfortunately. When a politician even hints at changing social security he/she pays a steep political price. Never going to happen.
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