* “If we all did everything that we have a legal right to do, we could not even survive as individuals, much less as a society.”–Thomas Sowell, author and senior fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
* “The fact is, the American story is not just the story of limited government; it is the story of limited but energetic governments that used aggressive federal power to promote growth and social mobility. George Washington used industrial policy, trade policy and federal research dollars to build a manufacturing economy alongside the agricultural one.”–David Brooks, New York Times.
* “The fact is that we would have had comprehensive health care now, had it not been for Ted Kennedy’s deliberately blocking the legislation that I proposed. It was his fault. Ted Kennedy killed the bill.”–Former President Jimmy Carter.
* “The GOP is worried. It’s very hard to deal with the Tea Party movement. It’s like fighting guerrilla warfare with them.”–James Thurber, American University’s Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies.
* “I dabbled into witchcraft. I never joined a coven.”–Republican Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell of Delaware.
* “Hill Democrats hint that she (Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi) might step down in the event of a GOP takeover, whatever its size…But a bigger loss might provoke an even uglier leadership shakeup. Younger up-and-comers such as Maryland’s Chris Van Hollen or Florida’s Debbie Wasserman Schultz would be encouraged to challenge the old guard (Steny Hoyer).”–Jay Newton-Small, Time magazine.
* “A temporary federal debt reduction value-added tax would be the most efficient and fair means to reduce the national debt.”–Former U.S. Rep. Sam Gibbons.
* “Rick Scott and I need to have some more discussions on critical need issues that were helped by the stimulus dollars.”–Sen. Rudy Garcia, R-Hialeah, chairman of the Florida Legislature Budget Commission.
* “We don’t want incremental change. We want Jeb Bush II.”–Barney Bishop, president and CEO of Associated Industries of Florida, which is backing Rick Scott for governor.
* “I’m still waiting for (Marco) Rubio to come clean on his kitchen renovation paid for with an RPOF American Express card. Know this: There is a very good reason why Rubio and the Republican Party of Florida have failed to provide copies of actual card expenses for Rubio and other party bosses. People who have nothing to hide, don’t hide.”–Chris Ingram, Republican political analyst, Bay News 9.
* “Everybody sees what you’re doing. Everybody gets it. For 20 years you ran as a Republican on the same things you are now criticizing me for.”–Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio to independent candidate Gov. Charlie Crist at last week’s Univision-hosted debate.
* “The real opposition is the uneducated voter.”–David Singer, campaign manager for Moving Hillsborough Forward, the political committee advocating for the transit tax.
* “I try to be as straight as I can. I’m not trying to mislead anyone, but there are certain things you can’t elaborate on. I understand everyone has a job to do, and I try to cooperate, but I just feel like people don’t need to know everything.”–Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman on his philosophy in dealing with the media.