The unique perspective and provocative opinions of Joe O’Neill
Quoteworthy
“It’s a much tougher, more complicated decision than it seems to all the armchair experts. There is no clear consensus on the right way to go…We’re within weeks of a decision.” –Bill Keller,executive editor, New York Times, on charging online readers.
“A lot of people think a Democrat with guts is some kind of mythical creature like a unicorn, but it doesn’t have to be that way.” – Outspoken U.S. Rep. AlanGrayson, D-Fla.
“Our intention wasn’t to hurt anyone’s chances of going to college. But some students were gaming the system.” – Sen. Evelyn Lynn, R-Ormond Beach, chairwoman of the Senate Higher Education Appropriations Committee, on the rationale for the state requiring Bright Futures scholarship recipients to repay the state for classes they drop late in the semester.
“At a time when, according to a recent poll, only 20 percent of Americans identify themselves as Republicans, this (Florida Republican Senate primary) race may be the purest test of where the party is headed, a choice between pragmatism and ideology.” – Joe Klein, Time magazine, on the tightening GOP primary race pitting Gov. Charlie Crist against Marco Rubio, former speaker of the Florida House.
“The USA gave me all the opportunities there is in education, sports and lifestyle. To be able to represent the USA is a big thing for me.” –Meb Keflezighi, Eritrean-born U.S. citizen who won the New York City Marathon last Sunday. No American had won it since 1982.