"The corporations don’t have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government." ― Jim Hightower Topic(s): Government More From Jim Hightower "Politics isn’t about left versus right; it’s about top versus bottom." "This is a matter of public health. The public was sick and tired of DeLay and his corruption." "The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow." More In Government "President Obama’s reckless defense cuts that are hanging over our cloud, hanging over the horizon could put almost 44,000 jobs at stake right here in Pennsylvania. we are not going to let that happen. You know why? Because No. 1, national defense is the first priority of the federal government."― Paul Ryan "World War II was the last government program that really worked."― George Will "The American people think the government in Washington is too big. That it spends too much. And – and that it’s totally out of control. They want something done about it."― John Boehner