Dick Armey, Unleashed

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Dick Armey, Unleashed

James Joyner | Monday, February 5, 2007

Dick Armey gave an amusing and candid interview to Dave Montgomery of the McClatchy Newspapers.

Congressional Republicans:

“At the very time the Democrats were trying to win elections by pretending to be us, our guys were pretending to be them.”
“They have to prove to the American people that they really are the small government conservatives the Democrats are pretending to be.”

Tom DeLay:

“I don’t believe he’s a good person and I don’t believe he is a person who should have been in public office.”
“I don’t like sneaky, conniving people.”
“What Tom Delay did in redistricting was more correct than it was improper. … Poor old Tom. He could even make doing the right thing look ugly in how he did it.”

Hillary Clinton:

“She will be whoever you want her to be. She’s a skillful, able politician. Her husband could go in and screw it up in a day. She’s walking around with a ton of dynamite in her hip pocket.”
“Of course I wouldn’t vote for her. Betting on a horse to win doesn’t mean you want to buy the horse.”

About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.

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