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Archive for January, 2009

I didn’t come here to be partisan. I didn’t come here to be bipartisan. I came here, as did my colleagues, to be nonpartisan, to work for the American people, to do what is in their interest.

I’ve been around long enough to know whenever someone tells me I have to make a decision right now, my response is no

That clears it up right away and I think more and more the Bush administration and now this administration knows that they’re not going to get a quick reaction out of Congress unless they create crisis and widespread panic. And that’s going to be their M.O. to get Congress to act

Well, the family planning services reduce cost. They reduce cost. The states are in terrible fiscal budget crises now and part of what we do for children’s health, education and some of those elements are to help the states meet their financial needs. One of those – one of the initiatives you mentioned, the contraception, will reduce costs to the states and to the federal government

Note: Isn’t this how it all began with China thinning the herd?

That was one of the first stipulations, I guess, before we talked about monies or percentages

That was at the top of my list. I told you I had eight or 10 things that I said, ‘Ok if you agree to this, we’ll talk a little further,’ and that was at the top of the list

We wouldn’t have gotten to the second sentence

The heart and soul of this has been a struggle of me against the system

Under these rules, I’m not even getting a fair trial; they’re just hanging me.

The fight will continue

It felt like a 10-pound anvil was lifted off my head

When asked about her comment, President Bush stated, “It felt like a Pelosi sized hemorrhoid was pulled out of my ass“. I guess they’re even. Okay, just kidding, but you know he was thinking it.

Sure, I’d take ‘em

They’re no more dangerous in my district than in Guantanamo

He will buck up the American people

There’s a substantial dose of hope and inspiration in there

Joe had the choice to be secretary of state or vice president

To be clear, President-elect Obama offered Vice President-elect Biden one job only – to be his running mate

We’ve hit birds, we lost thrust in both engines

We’re turning back towards LaGuardia

We’re gonna be in the Hudson