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10 Jul

Bonus Quote of the Day

"I'm deeply outraged and disappointed in Reverend Jackson's reckless statements about Senator Barack Obama. His divisive and demeaning comments about the presumptive Democratic nominee -- and I believe the next president of the United States -- contradict his inspiring and courageous career."

-- Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL), quoted by ABC News, about his father's comments caught on a "hot mic" about Sen. Barack Obama.

Posted on Thursday, July 10th, 2008 at 1:52 am under Political News .

27 Jun

Bonus Quote of the Day

"Quite flattering and a little surreal."

-- Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, quoted by the AP, when asked how it felt to be mentioned as a potential running mate for Sen. Barack Obama.

Posted on Friday, June 27th, 2008 at 2:56 am under Political News .

26 Jun

Bonus Quote of the Day

"Without him we would not be in the majority... He votes with us on virtually every issue except for the war and, of course, his support for Senator McCain. There is disappointment, for sure, and many people have expressed concern about his role, but he's going to have to make that decision."

-- Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), quoted by Time, on Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT).

Posted on Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 6:09 am under Political News .

25 Jun

Bonus Quote of the Day

"I am not seeking any other position...This is totally Senator Obama's decision and that's the way it should be."

-- Sen. Hillary Clinton, quoted by the New York Times, on whether she wants to be Sen. Barack Obama's running mate.

Posted on Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 at 1:32 am under Political News .

23 Jun

Bonus Quote of the Day

"Even if you never met him, you know this guy. He's the guy at the country club with the beautiful date, holding a martini and a cigarette that stands against the wall and makes snide comments about everyone who passes by."

-- Karl Rove, quoted by ABC News, describing Sen. Barack Obama to Republicans at the Capitol Hill Club.

Posted on Monday, June 23rd, 2008 at 9:24 pm under Political News .

06 Jun

Bonus Quote of the Day

"The next time you hear from me about the vice presidential process will be when I've selected a vice president and when you hear secondhand accounts, rumors, gossip about the selection process you can take it from me that it is wrong because we are not going to be talking about it in the press."

-- Sen. Barack Obama, quoted by the Washington Post.

Posted on Friday, June 6th, 2008 at 4:36 am under Political News .

04 Jun

Bonus Quote of the Day

"I think it would be the worst mistake that could be made. That would just accumulate the negative aspects of both candidates."

-- Jimmy Carter, quoted by The Guardian, on whether Sen. Barack Obama should choose Sen. Hillary Clinton as his running mate.

Posted on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 at 6:58 pm under Political News .

01 Jun

Bonus Quote of the Day

"My momma taught me to play by the rules and respect those rules. My mother taught me, and I'm sure your mother taught you, that when you decide change the rules, middle of the game, end of the game, that is referred to as cheatin'."

-- Donna Brazile, quoted by NBC News.

Posted on Sunday, June 1st, 2008 at 3:58 am under Political News .

30 May

Bonus Quote of the Day

"There are miserable creatures like you in every administration who don't have the guts to speak up or quit if there are disagreements with the boss or colleagues. No, your type soaks up the benefits of power, revels in the limelight for years, then quits, and spurred on by greed, cashes in with a scathing critique... You're a hot ticket now but don't you, deep down, feel like a total ingrate?"

-- Former Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS), in an email obtained by Politico to former White House press secretary Scott McClellan.

Posted on Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 6:08 pm under Political News .

30 May

Bonus Quote of the Day

"By this time next week, it will all be over give or take a day."

-- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, quoted by the AP, on plans by party leaders to end the Democratic nomination race after the last primaries on June 3.

Posted on Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 4:34 am under Political News .

14 May

Bonus Quote of the Day

"The president swallows the microphone every time he opens his mouth."

-- Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA), quoted by NBC News, blaming President Bush for the political situation House Republicans find themselves in after losing three special elections.

Posted on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 at 7:08 pm under Political News .

13 May

Bonus Quote of the Day

"All the kitchen table issues that everybody talks to me about are ones that the next president can actually do something about, if he actually cares about it... More likely if she cares about it!"

-- Sen. Hillary Clinton, quoted by the Daily Telegraph, in a brief recognition that she might not be the Democratic nominee.

Posted on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 at 10:40 pm under Political News .

09 May

Bonus Quote of the Day

"Well, I don't think that carries any more weight than anyone who will argue that the fact that she only got 8 percent of the African-American vote in North Carolina indicates that she cannot get African-American votes in the general election."

-- Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), in an interview with the National Journal, on Sen. Hillary Clinton's contention that Sen. Barack Obama cannot win over white voters.

Posted on Friday, May 9th, 2008 at 7:33 pm under Political News .

08 May

Bonus Quote of the Day

"It would be a catastrophe for the party."

-- Jimmy Carter, quoted by the Detroit Free Press, who "warned of a disaster if party insiders try to wrest the nomination from the candidate with the largest number of votes and state victories."

Posted on Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 6:22 pm under Political News .

06 May

Bonus Quote of the Day

"The Republican loss in the special election for Louisiana's Sixth Congressional District last Saturday should be a sharp wake up call for Republicans: Either Congressional Republicans are going to chart a bold course of real change or they are going to suffer decisive losses this November."

-- Newt Gingrich, in his strategy newsletter.

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Posted on Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 at 11:03 pm under Political News .

05 May

Bonus Quote of the Day

"Never count a Clinton out until they're out. But I'd be surprised -- not shocked, but surprised -- if she won the nomination."

-- McCain adviser Charlie Black, quoted by ABC News.

Posted on Monday, May 5th, 2008 at 8:52 pm under Political News .

05 May

Bonus Quote of the Day

"If she gave him one of her cojones, they'd both have two."

-- James Carville, quoted by Newsweek, on how "Hillary is the tougher of the two, the candidate you want on your side in a knife fight."

Posted on Monday, May 5th, 2008 at 6:18 am under Political News .

01 May

Bonus Quote of the Day

"It's the dumbest thing I've heard in an awful long time from an economic point of view...."

-- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, quoted by the New York Observer, on eliminating federal gas taxes for the summertime. The proposal is supported by Sen. John McCain and Sen. Hillary Clinton.

Posted on Thursday, May 1st, 2008 at 9:10 pm under Political News .

30 Apr

Bonus Quote of the Day

"Anyone, anyone, who voted for either of us should be absolutely committed to voting for the other because it would be the height of political foolishness to have voted for one of us and what we stand for and then either to stay home or not vote for a Democrat and instead vote for Sen. McCain."

-- Sen. Hillary Clinton, quoted by The Swamp.

Posted on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 at 3:32 am under Political News .

29 Apr

Bonus Quote of the Day

"He doesn't want to pick the loser."

-- An former aide to John Edwards, quoted by the New York Times, on why his former boss hasn't endorsed someone for president.

Posted on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 at 4:05 am under Political News .

25 Apr

Bonus Quote of the Day

"The way the loser loses will determine whether the winner wins in November."

-- Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), quoted by the New York Times.

Posted on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 9:39 pm under Political News .

25 Apr

Bonus Quote of the Day

"The Clintons know that she cant win this. But they're hell-bound to make it impossible for Obama to win."

-- House Democratic Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), quoted by Reuters, saying that many African-Americans believe the Clintons are trying to derail Obama and pave the way for her to make another White House run in 2012.

Posted on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 5:14 am under Political News .

22 Apr

Bonus Quote of the Day

"A lot is going to depend on turnout. It's a beautiful day and we think we have the best organization on the ground, so who knows?"

-- Sen. Barack Obama, quoted by Time, on his prospects in today's Pennsylvania primary.

Posted on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at 6:09 pm under Political News .

21 Apr

Bonus Quote of the Day

"You have a real choice in this election. Either Democrat would be better than John McCain. And all three of us would be better than George Bush."

-- Sen. Barack Obama, quoted by the Associated Press.

Posted on Monday, April 21st, 2008 at 6:24 am under Political News .

15 Apr

Bonus Quote of the Day

"I'm going to tell you something: That boy's finger does not need to be on the button."

-- Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY), quoted by NBC News, about Sen. Barack Obama. He later issued an apology to Obama, essentially saying he misspoke.

Posted on Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 at 12:10 am under Political News .

11 Apr

Bonus Quote of the Day

"Let me put it this way, I'm not surprised that Sen. Clinton found herself in an uncomfortable position as a consequence. I know that if staff of mine were putting me in that kind of position, I would get rid of them."

-- Sen. Barack Obama, quoted by the Chicago Tribune, on Clinton's demotion of chief strategist Mark Penn.

Posted on Friday, April 11th, 2008 at 9:41 pm under Political News .

09 Apr

Bonus Quote of the Day

"I've just been involved in politics for a very long time and I just don't think that would be the ticket."

-- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), quoted by the Washington Post, on a possible "dream ticket" of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

Posted on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 at 7:52 pm under Political News .

07 Apr

Bonus Quote of the Day

"So while I fully respect the right of people to stay in a race and to test and challenge- at some point here national leadership has to step up and say, enough is enough. And candidly, an awful lot of democrats, even those who are supporting Hillary Clinton in this case are beginning to get nervous about where this is taking us, putting at risk congressional races, senate races, gubernatorial races and, candidly, the presidential race itself in November.""

-- Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT), interviewed on CNN's Late Edition.

Posted on Monday, April 7th, 2008 at 12:17 am under Political News .

28 Mar

Bonus Quote of the Day

"A good movie that lasted about a half an hour too long."

-- Sen. Barack Obama, quoted by ABC News, on the "lengthy primary season."

Posted on Friday, March 28th, 2008 at 11:05 pm under Political News .

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