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You know, again, we are entitled to our own opinions. We’re not entitled to our own facts.
— Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), quoted by Politico, criticizing Sen. John Thune (R-SD) for his failure to say when benefits to the proposed health care bill would become effective.
I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat-cat bankers on Wall Street.
— President Obama, in an interview on 60 Minutes.
If you think an expanded Medicare is the answer, you’re smoking medical marijuana.
— Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, arguing that the Senate compromise will create “a national health care system that’s controlled by a handful of very large corporations accountable neither to American voters nor to the market.”
We should have abandoned the idea of removing the U.S. attorneys once the Democrats took the Senate. Because at that point we could really not count on Republicans to cut off investigations or help us at all with investigations. We didn’t see that at the Department of Justice. Nor did the White House see that. Karl didn’t see it. If we could do something over again, that would be it.
— Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, reflecting on the Bush years and getting caught doing naughty things.
One of the things that concerns me is that in the United States there’s a real talk of ‘maybe we need to have this big tent and make sure that we just accommodate every view.’ That’s what will kill the conservative movement.
— Mike Huckabee, speaking at a fundraiser last week in Canada.
No, I will not be writing any stories on businesses “taking Christ out of Christmas.” If you are looking for Christ in Target, I would suggest looking elsewhere.
— Facebook status update from Florida Times-Union columnist and Urban Jacksonville blogger Abel Harding
Nothing inspired me more on the campaign trail than the metaphoric people who tended it — the mighty logger who cleared the brush, the farmer who planted rows of golden corn alongside it, the hunters in the misty distance who kept the wildlife at bay — all
hardworking, loyal Americans who, woven together like the fabric of our flag, shone a light that illuminated the darkest shadows on that harrowing trail.
— Entry from Slate’s “Write Like Sarah Palin” contest.
After spending the entire administration trying not to be Bill Clinton, the president could now use a dose of Bill Clinton’s empathy.
— Democratic media consultant Mandy Grunwald, quoted by Politics Daily, on President Obama and the nation’s economic problems.
I’m not sure of her future politically, and I’m really not sure of mine either.
— Mike Huckabee, commenting about Sarah Palin in an interview with Christianity Today.
The first step must be getting off the wrong battlefield in Iraq, and taking the fight to the terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Our troops have fought valiantly there, but Iraq has deprived them of the support they need — and deserve. As a result, parts of Afghanistan are falling into the hands of the Taliban, and a mix of terrorism, drugs, and corruption threatens to overwhelm the country. As President, I would deploy at least two additional brigades to Afghanistan to reinforce our counter-terrorism operations and support NATO’s efforts against the Taliban.
— Presidential candidate Barack Obama on the campaign trail Aug. 1, 2007, making a promise he apparently is going to keep, according to his speech last night.
