October 3, 2014

Graham: Rubio Not Ready for Presidency

October 3, 2014 Buck Banks

He’s a good guy, but after doing immigration with him — we don’t need another young guy not quite ready. He’s no Obama by any means, but he’s so afraid of the right, and I’ve let that go.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Politico, on Sen. Marcio Rubio’s (R-FL) possible presidential aspirations.

Obama May Not Be on the Ballot in November, But His Policies Are

October 3, 2014 Buck Banks

I am not on the ballot this fall. Michelle’s pretty happy about that. But make no mistake: these policies are on the ballot. Every single one of them.

— President Obama, quoted by the Washington Post.

George Says He’d Vote for Jeb — But Not for Political Reasons

October 3, 2014 Buck Banks

I would definitely vote for him, I think it’s safe to say, otherwise I may not be invited back home for Thanksgiving.

— George P. Bush (R), quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on whether he would support a White House bid for his father Jeb. He had previously said he was “staying out of the race.”

Here’s Our Chance

October 3, 2014 Buck Banks

Ebola’s a tough bug, and medically it vexes.
We want it quickly contained before it infects us.
Well, they wanted to secede,
So let’s give ’em what they need.
We think its high time we quarantined ALL of Texas.

Day: October 3, 2014

Graham: Rubio Not Ready for Presidency

He’s a good guy, but after doing immigration with him — we don’t need another young guy not quite ready. He’s no Obama by any means, but he’s so afraid of the right, and I’ve let that go.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Politico, on Sen. Marcio Rubio’s (R-FL) possible presidential aspirations.

Obama May Not Be on the Ballot in November, But His Policies Are

I am not on the ballot this fall. Michelle’s pretty happy about that. But make no mistake: these policies are on the ballot. Every single one of them.

— President Obama, quoted by the Washington Post.

George Says He’d Vote for Jeb — But Not for Political Reasons

I would definitely vote for him, I think it’s safe to say, otherwise I may not be invited back home for Thanksgiving.

— George P. Bush (R), quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on whether he would support a White House bid for his father Jeb. He had previously said he was “staying out of the race.”

Here’s Our Chance

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”