‘There’s not a single constituency of true conservatives that doesn’t have one of John McCain’s knives stickin’ out of our backs.’
–GOP presidential candidate Alan Keyes
‘I suppose it won’t hurt the economy, but it’s in many senses like giving a drink to an alcoholic.’
–New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, on the federal $168 billion economic stimulus package
‘This is such gross incompetence. I really have not in my 10 years seen anything like this on the domestic front.’
–U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), on housing Hurricane Katrina victims in FEMA trailers, like this Mississippi one, that were found to contain dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes
‘I’m 27. I love my parents a lot. But I don’t want to move back in with them.’
–Chelsea Clinton, on where she would live if her parents moved back into the White House
‘I guess it’s showtime, isn’t it?’
–Roger Clemens’ lead lawyer, Rusty Hardin, on the House hearing featuring the New York Yankees pitcher
