Quote-a-palooza
"The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men." - Alexander Hamilton
"[Karl] Rove's strategic vision involved securing a Republican victory at the expense of conservative principles." - Jonah Goldberg
"One of the two major political parties of the United States has linked all its electoral hopes on domestic pathologies, economic downturns and foreign failure. It is actually difficult to name any positive development for America that would benefit the Democratic Party's chances in a national election... The issue is that if Democrats want to win, they can do so only if bad things happen to America." - Dennis Prager
"If dissent is so rare, why do global-warming conformists feel the strong need to argue that minority views should be dismissed as nutty or venal? Why not posit that there is such a thing as honest disagreement on the science?" - Debra Saunders
"If you think too much about being re-elected, it is very difficult to be worth re-electing." - Woodrow Wilson
"Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen." - Bob Edwards
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it, and then misapplying the wrong remedies." - Groucho Marx
"Terrorism in general, and al-Qa'ida in particular, are like a cancer. Unchecked it will spread until the death of its target is achieved. No one is ever said to be cured of cancer. But it can be forced into remission. In the wars against cancer and terror, eternal vigilance is required. Especially at the border. The Fort Dix Six who plotted an attack on a U.S. Army base included three alien brothers- Dritan, Eljir and Shain Duka- who illegally entered into the U.S. as children near Brownsville, Texas, in 1984. Despite their receiving no less than 54 suspensions of their driver's licenses over the years, local sanctuary laws prevented local cops from inquiring about their immigration status... Of course, sneaking across the Mexican border is not the only option. Thanks to the visa waiver program, a terrorist seeking entry to the U.S. can find it as easy as buying a plane ticket. Under the program, nationals of 27 mainly European nations can enter the U.S. without a visa or the accompanying interview by a U.S. official... We have learned a lot since Mohammed Atta waltzed through an airport in Portland, Maine, to launch the terror attacks of 9/11, but apparently not enough. Build the border fence, tighten identity requirements and close the entry loopholes. In border security as well as national security, it is important to trust, but verify." - Investor's Business Daily
"You're giving away prizes all day and making everybody happy... You couldn't do better. And it's not even your money. You're giving away money and getting credit for it. I feel like a congressman. I'm like the junior Ted Stevens." - Drew Carey on taking the hosting job at "The Price is Right"
"When you talk as much as Newt Gingrich, you'll often say something incisive, clever and even wise. Newt, who may become a candidate himself this fall, ridicules the presidential campaigns as too long, too expensive, and the debates as 'almost unendurable' and verging on 'insane.' Once he thinks about it, he'll drop the polite qualifiers 'almost' and 'verging.' We're already there." - Wesley Pruden
"The results of President's Bush's annual physical were released [last week]. It revealed that last year President Bush got a rash from a tick bite. After hearing this, Bill Clinton said, 'A rash from a tick bite? I'll have to remember that one'." - Conan O'Brien
Jay Leno: It was so hot in North Carolina even John Edwards had a bad hair day. ... This week, the government announced a new operation to crack down on the hiring of illegals here in Los Angeles. It's called Operation You're Going To Have To Cut Your Own Lawn and Raise Your Own Kids. ... Another Democratic debate last [week]. I don't want to say it did bad in the ratings, but it had so few viewers it was declared an NBC prime-time show. ... Elizabeth Edwards is speaking out again. She says the problem with her husband's fundraising campaign is she can't make him black, and she can't make him a woman. That's the same problem with Michael Jackson's people.