Quotes Of The Day

"If Washington in the age of Obama is not a city transformed, it is nevertheless one whose mood and feel, whose affect and atmosphere, are strikingly different from those of the eight years of the Bush administration that preceded them — and, for that matter, from those of the previous 200 years." — Todd S. Purdum in Politico

"Since the 100-day mark is arbitrary and silly and a journalistic conceit, thank you, Mr. President, for having a prime-time news conference that night." – ABC News political correspondent Rick Klein

"I am here today to lend my support to one of the MOST IMPORTANT pieces of legislation EVER introduced in the Congress.  I believe this legislation has the MORAL SIGNIFICANCE EQUIVALENT to that of the CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION OF THE 1960′s and the MARSHALL PLAN of the late 1940′s. By repowering America with a transition to a clean energy economy and ending our dangerous over-reliance on carbon-based fuels, which is the common thread running through all three of these crises, THIS BILL WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY address the CLIMATE CRISIS, the ECONOMIC CRISIS, and the NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS that stem from our dependence on foreign oil." — Al Gore, in prepared testimony to the Congress (emphasis his)

"If you have spent beyond your means, either you must reduce your spending or you increase your means. When it is most appropriate to do this is another story. In the middle of a world recession, or do you want to take your time and do it later?" – Egypt’s Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali