"Many of us in the Democratic Party are going to take some pleasure watching [Republicans] try to figure out who they want to be when they grow up." - Rep. Anthony Weiner, offering his vision of the future in a GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
"Harry Reid has eaten our lunch." - Sen. Lindsey Graham, noting the majority leader's success during the lame-duck session.
"I'm short only two things: a calling and a groundswell." - Rep. Steve King, being realistic about his presidential chances in 2012.
"No, you're not interrupting anything." - University of Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma, fielding a phone call from President Obama after his women's basketball team broke the NCAA's record for consecutive wins.
"We don't get ourselves dry-cleaned, we tend to take showers." - Rep. Barney Frank, dismissing a question about whether gay soldiers showering together was problematic.
"It does not scare me because I believe in the intelligence of the American public." - Oprah Winfrey, staying cool and calm about a potential 2012 presidential run by Sarah Palin.
“As MC Hammer would say, ‘You can’t touch this.’" - Fox News's Bill O'Reilly, boasting that the FCC can't get at him, being on private airwaves.
"Oh, happy day." - Rep. Nancy Pelosi, on the president signing the repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
"We have a gay guy in the unit. He’s big, he’s mean, he kills lots of bad guys. No one cares that he’s gay." – President Obama, quoting a soldier's take on gays in the military.
"Robert, as a former Eagles fan, are you suggesting that getting START through the Senate is a bit like scoring four touchdowns in seven minutes?" - CBS's Chip Reid, drawing a parallel between the nuclear arms reduction treaty and the Philadelphia Eagles’s stunning come-from-behind victory.
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