Quoteworthy - Opinions to go Online

“Do not treat transportation as a project. Treat it as a process that can never stop.” –Patrick McCrory, former mayor, Charlotte, NC.
“We have to get him going. He has to show us he’s ready to play.” –Lightning coach Rick Tocchet on challenging Vinny Lacavalier to play with more “passion.”
“I didn’t endorse it. I didn’t even have a vote on the darned thing…” –Gov. Charlie Crist, regarding his stand on the $787-billion federal stimulus bill pushed by President Obama and passed by Congress.
“This is an administration earmark, and the money would have gone somewhere.” –U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young, on helping the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Airport land $5.4 million in stimulus cash.
“The plain fact is we haven’t come anywhere close to the heartbreak and destruction associated with the 1930s…The only folks who benefit from over-wrought comparisons to the 1930s are bond investors, gold bugs and makers of canned goods.” –Dave Kansas, Wall Street Journal.
“It’s not working at all.” –French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner in response to a question about how well the NATO alliance was working in Afghanistan.
“The problem is that we want American dollars but we, as a country, hate Americans. We’re not perfect, but we want the Americans to be perfect.” –Former Pakistani Ambassador to Washington Abida Hussain.