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Republicans are going after Harry Reid’s Senate seat in 2010, and we can’t afford to lose a great Democratic leader

(Note: Yes, it would be great to get rid of that loser of a leader).

I was really surprised and dismayed by my voting record

I’m glad it’s been brought to my attention

Do the people of New York really need someone serving in the Senate that is clueless about her own actions until they are brought to her attention?

Oh, I believe that he overestimates his ability to get people to put aside fundamental differences

– U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) talks about President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to invite Rick Warren to speak at his inauguration.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

I’ve never met a gambler that would win a bet and retire from gambling

– Steve Wynn talks about the opening of Encore, in Las Vegas.

My conclusion is that they don’t have a long-term strategy, and they’re bouncing along from crisis to crisis

– Former FDIC Chairman William Isaac talks about the government’s recession strategy.

The economy is in much worse shape than we thought it was in

There is no short run other than keeping the economy from absolutely tanking

That’s the only short run

– It’s a good thing no one listens to Vice President-elect Joe Biden.

Look, everybody likes to be popular

What do you expect? We’ve got a major economic problem and I’m the president during the major economic problem

I mean, do people approve of the economy? No. I don’t approve of the economy

I’ve been a wartime president. I’ve dealt with two economic recessions now. I’ve had, hell, a lot of serious challenges

What matters to me is I didn’t compromise my soul to be a popular guy

– President Bush talks about compromising his soul and the popularity he enjoys being in office.

I’m thinking through, you know

I’m looking at all options. Two principles by which I’m making this decision is … a disorganized failure, disorganized bankruptcy or disorderly bankruptcy would cause, could cause great harm to the economy — beyond that which we’re now witnessing

And that concerns me. And the other point is that … I’m not interested in, in really putting good money after bad

So it’s … an issue that I’m thinking through

– President Bush talks about the possibility of bailing out the automakers.