‘Another lousy invention by a fast-food company.’ –Jayne Hurley, senior nutritionist with the Center for Science in the Public Interest, on Hardee’s new 920-calorie Country Breakfast Burrito
‘The real elephant in the room is the waste and bloat and bureaucracy here in the county.’ –Cook County Board Commissioner Timothy Schneider (R-Streamwood), on the proposed $3.2 billion 2008 Cook County budget
‘Every family has a black sheep.’ –Bill Burton, spokesman for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), joking about the news that Obama and Vice President Dick Cheney are eighth cousins
‘We’ve got ‘Jetsons’ level technology that’s running the cockpit. We have ‘The Flintstones’ technology on the ground that’s controlling the airplanes. And it’s ridiculous.’ –Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, on what’s wrong with U.S. airline travel
‘It may not mandate prayer, but that’s what it’s all about. –Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie), on a new Illinois law that requires students to observe a moment of silence at the beginning of each school day
