Things are not as bad as they seem. They are worse.

You can disagree, but it`s a personal belittling attack which is beneath the dignity of the presidency.

He is racist, he's homophobic, he's xenophobic and he's a sexist. He's the perfect Republican candidate. [California Democratic Party chairman about Pat Buchanan.]

Here is one of the first rules of politics: it's not enough that I do well; I must also destroy my enemy.

I think Joe [Madison] is right. What we have to do is call him out on every one of these things and then maybe somebody will take the sweet machine away from him.

In FY 2006, interest payments alone on the national debt cost us $406 billion. . . . What a waste. . . . That $406 billion is pathetically squandered on interest, just because we lacked the discipline to pay our bills when due.

The Justice Dept. is the new F.E.M.A.