If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months. – Evan Bayh
We shouldn’t have someone working in the Oval Office trying to discredit and smear a private individual who’s just speaking their mind about an important issue facing the country. That is not going to move our nation forward. – Evan Bayh
Any time a president is re-elected, he has a little more political clout to get things done. – Evan Bayh
We must do all we can to help improve the deplorable human rights situation of the North Korean people. – Evan Bayh
To win the war on terror, we must know who our friends are and where our enemies are hiding. We can’t continue fighting terrorism using the same foreign policy blueprints that were in place before September 11th. – Evan Bayh
The only way Democrats can govern in this country is by making common cause with moderates and independents. – Evan Bayh
Across the country military families are facing dire financial circumstances due to longer than expected tours of duties. They are being penalized for their patriotism – no one should have to choose between doing right by their country and doing right by their families. – Evan Bayh
I’m a former governor, and so I was the chief executive, and when the legislature wasn’t in session, I was running the state. – Evan Bayh
I’m pleased to offer analysis of public policy and politics to the millions of Americans who get their news from Fox. – Evan Bayh
Filibusters should require 35 senators to… make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number of votes needed to overcome a filibuster should be reduced to 55 from 60. – Evan Bayh
Between being governor and part of the Senate, one of the things I did was I held a chair at the business school at my alma mater, Indiana University. And I’d go to lecture the graduates, and I loved that, answering their questions. It was real; it was tangible, and it was making a difference every day. – Evan Bayh
What matters is moving forward and focusing on practical results for the American people. – Evan Bayh
I like a lot of my Republican colleagues, starting with my friend from Indiana, Senator Lugar. We’ve had an excellent relationship. – Evan Bayh
If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I’d say there’s only one reason to go into public life and that’s to help people. – Evan Bayh