A declaration of sentimental attachment not only to an individual across the aisle, but also to a long-passed era of comity between powerful individuals from both political parties. The term reflects an unwillingness to accept the cynicism and depravity of today's GOP. It may also indicate a willingness to use "bipartisanship" as a cover for offering conservative policies by pretending they are needed to attract Republican votes (which they will not do).
"Health care consumers"
People who are forced to choose from a bewildering array of inadequate private health options, based on future needs they can't anticipate, as offered by private corporations that benefit financially by confusing them now and denying them medical care later. The word "consumers" allows policymakers to accuse individuals of not being "smart shoppers" when things go wrong, thereby deflecting blame away from both themselves and the corporations.
"I don't think anyone has a monopoly on bold ideas"
I don't have any bold ideas.
"I know how to get things done"
I intend to keep using a political approach that hasn't gotten anything done for years.
"I will not raise taxes one penny on the middle class"
I'll let corporations keep ripping the nearly-vanished "middle class" off instead, charging people more than they'd pay in taxes while providing less in services -- and without public oversight or accountability.
"I'm pragmatic"
I don't believe that a country that won two world wars, rebuilt its economy with the New Deal after the Great Depression, created Medicare and Social Security, developed the internet at public expense, and sent several manned missions to the moon can do big things.
"Ideology" (as in, "I don't believe in rigid adherence to any political ideology")
A pejorative term for principles and/or core values.
"Jobs of the future"
Menial piecework tasks, parceled out through apps that force workers into 12-hour days in the hopes they can eke out a living through a lifetime of endless servility.
"Managed competition"
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