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John Thune
American
Politician
Born:
Jan 7
,
1961
Believe
Government
People
Think
Will
You
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I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it.
John Thune
Freedom
History
Patriotism
Liberty
Nation
Believe
Marked
Our
Those
Recognized
More
Blood
Than
Flag
Died
Just
Cloth
The History Of
Who
Stands
Ink
Symbol
Universally
Defending
I just think we need more accountability and more transparency.
John Thune
Accountability
Think
More
Just
Transparency
Need
Because of my upbringing, I believe in things like limited government, fiscal responsibility and personal accountability. I believe in the wisdom of our founders and the sanctity of our Constitution.
John Thune
Wisdom
Government
Constitution
Responsibility
Limited Government
Accountability
Sanctity
Believe
Our
Like
Because
Limited
Fiscal
Fiscal Responsibility
Upbringing
Personal
Founders
Things
Let's not dismiss or attack individual ideas as being inadequate before we have had a chance to assess their positive effect as part of a whole solution.
John Thune
Positive
Before
Solution
Attack
Individual
Had
Part
Ideas
Effect
Being
Inadequate
Dismiss
Whole
Assess
Chance
Social Security is an extremely complicated program.
John Thune
Complicated
Extremely
Security
Social
Social Security
Program
We must ensure that today's seniors' benefits are rock solid and find a solution that fixes Social Security for the next generation that is just entering the workforce.
John Thune
Today
Generation
Benefits
Seniors
Ensure
Solid
Entering
Security
Must
Solution
Find
Rock
Just
Social
Next
Workforce
Next Generation
Social Security
We must work together to save and strengthen Social Security not just for my father's generation but also for my daughters' generation.
John Thune
Work
Together
Generation
Father
Security
Must
Daughters
Also
Just
Social
Work Together
Social Security
Strengthen
Save
When you're the president of the United States and you know that the biggest issue facing you is this cliff that we're about ready to head over if we don't get this spending and debt situation under control, it's very irresponsible not to take the action that is necessary to fix the problem.
John Thune
You
Problem
Control
Situation
Action
President
Spending
States
About
Facing
Take
Head
Over
Know
Cliff
Ready
Issue
Debt
Very
Fix
Get
Irresponsible
Biggest
United
United States
Necessary
I don't happen to subscribe to the notion that everybody who criticizes Tom Daschle is criticizing Tim Johnson. I think that's a bit of a stretch.
John Thune
Subscribe
Think
Everybody
Bit
Criticizes
Criticizing
Johnson
Tim
Happen
Notion
Who
Tom
Stretch
Absolutely. I think that this is - politics is a tough business. I describe it as a full contact sport. You have to be prepared to get in there and mix it up.
John Thune
Politics
You
Business
Tough
Think
Be Prepared
Tough Business
Absolutely
Contact
Sport
Mix
Up
Get
Full
Describe
Prepared
I've also said you don't rule any options out, because if you are in public life because you want to make a difference... obviously, you have to be open to those kind of possibilities.
John Thune
Life
You
Rule
Those
Possibilities
Out
Kind
Open
Also
Obviously
Make
Make A Difference
Because
Said
Options
Any
Difference
Want
Public
Public Life
But what shouldn't happen is, you shouldn't have the taxpayers from states that are managing their situations well paying for those states that are not.
John Thune
You
States
Those
Well
Managing
Situations
Happen
Taxpayers
Paying
I feel that I am best positioned to fight for America's future here in the trenches of the United States Senate.
John Thune
Future
Best
Fight
Trenches
States
Feel
Am
America
Senate
United
United States
United States Senate
Here
I have a Christian worldview and so it shapes the way that I view issues. I don't apologize for that, and I don't think people of faith ought to shrink away from being in the public arena.
John Thune
Faith
People
Worldview
Christian
Think
Ought
Way
Arena
Shapes
Issues
Being
Public
Apologize
View
Shrink
Away
We are spending more as a percentage of our entire economy, almost 25 percent, than we have spent at any time since the end of World War II.
John Thune
War
Time
World
Our
Spending
Spent
Entire
Percent
Percentage
More
Almost
Since
Economy
End
Than
Any
World War
World War II
I'm a big, big reader of pretty much everything that Chuck Colson has written. And I consulted with him when I was making some decisions about running for the Senate in the first place.
John Thune
First
Big
Chuck
Everything
Running
Some
Pretty
About
Written
Him
First Place
Reader
Making
Senate
Place
Decisions
Much
Chuck Swindoll is somebody who I've read a lot over the years and have used his curriculum when I've taught Sunday school classes.
John Thune
School
Sunday
Somebody
Chuck
Sunday School
Classes
Over
Read
His
Years
Lot
Taught
Curriculum
Used
Who
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, although they're not officially debt of the federal government, they are off-balance-sheet debt.
John Thune
Government
Mac
Federal
Federal Government
Although
Debt
Officially
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