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Christie Comments Cryptically on N.Y. Gov Race

July 23, 2014 Buck Banks

We don’t pay for landslides, and we don’t invest in lost causes.

— Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by the Connecticut Mirror, when asked about the New York governor’s race.

Obama Bewildered Clinton, Biden Would Consider a Prez Run

July 22, 2014 Buck Banks

I think that, for both Joe and for Hillary, they’ve already accomplished an awful lot in their lives. The question is, do they, at this phase in their lives, want to go through the pretty undignifying process of running all over again.

— President Obama, quoted by the New Yorker, expressing “bewilderment that his friends would want to subject themselves” to another presidential campaign.

Paul: Use Your ‘Big Head’ to Fix Government

July 21, 2014 Buck Banks

Don’t be depressed with how bad government is. Use your ingenuity, use your big head to think of solutions the marketplace can figure out, that the idiots and trolls in Washington will never come up with.

— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), quoted by the Los Angeles Times.

Hart: Clinton Too Cautious on Issues

July 21, 2014 Buck Banks

She’s always trying to find the mythical center on controversial issues — and if you do that, someone else is going to take the bouquet for courage.

— Former Sen. Gary Hart (D-CO), quoted by the Washington Post, on Hillary Clinton being too cautious.

A Third of Republicans in Key States Dislike Christie

July 17, 2014 Buck Banks

33%

Of Republicans in Iowa and New Hampshire (31 percent) view New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie negatively, according to new NBC News/Marist polls in those two states.

On to Cleveland!

July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 Buck Banks

GOP conventions always begin with lofty plans,
Though usually they wind up in places like Cleveland.
In sports or political chatter,
It’s the outcomes that really matter.
Cleveland may not get LeBron, but will settle for old white Republicans.

Rick Perry Just Ain’t Butch Without His Boots

July 3, 2014 Buck Banks

Tell Rick that boots can be purchased with normal heels. I lament the fact that our governor could now pass for a West Coast metrosexual and has embarrassed us all with his sartorial change of direction.

— Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson (R), telling the Austin American Statesman that Gov. Rick Perry’s (R) decision, based on back pain, to stop wearing cowboy boots was just a “feeble excuse.”

Paul: GOP Should Not Be ‘Democrat Light’

June 16, 2014 Buck Banks

There are people who say we need to be more moderate. I couldn’t disagree more.

— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), quoted by the Des Moines Register, saying Republicans should not just be “Democrat light.”

Hillary Clinton, Bible Thumper

June 16, 2014 Buck Banks

At the risk of appearing predictable, the Bible was and remains the biggest influence on my thinking. I was raised reading it, memorizing passages from it and being guided by it. I still find it a source of wisdom, comfort and encouragement.

— Hillary Clinton, interviewed by the New York Times, on her favorite book.

Clinton Has Commanding Lead Among Democrats and Dem-Leaning Indies

June 9, 2014 Buck Banks

69%

Of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents support Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, a new ABC News-Washington Post poll finds. “Clinton also fares well in public perceptions in the new poll: 67% of Americans view her as a strong leader, 60% say she’s honest and trustworthy, and 59% say she has new ideas for the country’s future.”

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We don’t pay for landslides, and we don’t invest in lost causes.

— Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by the Connecticut Mirror, when asked about the New York governor’s race.

I think that, for both Joe and for Hillary, they’ve already accomplished an awful lot in their lives. The question is, do they, at this phase in their lives, want to go through the pretty undignifying process of running all over again.

— President Obama, quoted by the New Yorker, expressing “bewilderment that his friends would want to subject themselves” to another presidential campaign.

Don’t be depressed with how bad government is. Use your ingenuity, use your big head to think of solutions the marketplace can figure out, that the idiots and trolls in Washington will never come up with.

— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), quoted by the Los Angeles Times.

She’s always trying to find the mythical center on controversial issues — and if you do that, someone else is going to take the bouquet for courage.

— Former Sen. Gary Hart (D-CO), quoted by the Washington Post, on Hillary Clinton being too cautious.

33%

Of Republicans in Iowa and New Hampshire (31 percent) view New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie negatively, according to new NBC News/Marist polls in those two states.

Tell Rick that boots can be purchased with normal heels. I lament the fact that our governor could now pass for a West Coast metrosexual and has embarrassed us all with his sartorial change of direction.

— Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson (R), telling the Austin American Statesman that Gov. Rick Perry’s (R) decision, based on back pain, to stop wearing cowboy boots was just a “feeble excuse.”

There are people who say we need to be more moderate. I couldn’t disagree more.

— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), quoted by the Des Moines Register, saying Republicans should not just be “Democrat light.”

At the risk of appearing predictable, the Bible was and remains the biggest influence on my thinking. I was raised reading it, memorizing passages from it and being guided by it. I still find it a source of wisdom, comfort and encouragement.

— Hillary Clinton, interviewed by the New York Times, on her favorite book.

69%

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”

— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.

“Your generation has a great bullshit meter, because you’re fed bullshit online all day. And the Democratic Party brand right now is so bullshit.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by The Atlantic, speaking to college students.

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

Numerati

+175,000

“The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump’s administration so far,” Fox News reports.

$4,600

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30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%