Quote(s) for the week (U. S. special edition).
1) "Nostalgia for Ronald Reagan has become for many conservatives a substitute for thinking. This mental paralysis—gratitude decaying into idolatry—is sterile: Neither the man nor his moment will recur. Conservatives should face the fact that Reaganism cannot define conservatism."
- George Will, Syndicated Columnist and Political Pundit.
2) "They stood earnestly in a row, combed, primped and prepped, as Nancy Reagan gazed up at them with courteous interest. But behind the hopeful candidates, a dwarfing shadow loomed, a shadow almost palpable in its power to remind Republicans of the days when men were men and the party was united. His power is only increased by his absence. But enough about Fred Thompson."
- Peggy Noonan, Former Speech Writer for Former President Ronald Reagan.
3) "It is not amnesty. This will restore the rule of law."
- Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), as the Senate and White House reached a deal Thursday on a (VERY BAD) immigration overhaul bill that would grant quick legal status to millions of illegal immigrants already in the U.S. and to fortify the border.
4) "Bloomberg is H. Ross Perot on steroids."
- Michael Toner, the former FEC chairman, referring to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is said to be prepared to spend $1 billion on a 2008 White House run.
5) "This recreational traffic impacts our official DoD network and bandwidth ability, while posing a significant operational security challenge."
- U.S. Dept. of Defense, announcing in a memo that it is blocking YouTube, MySpace and 11 other web sites on its networks.
6) "The day that this President steps down, the entire world will breathe a sigh of relief."
- Senator Barack Obama, taking shots at President Bush, while speaking to a crowd of in Kansas City, Missouri.
7) "[Their] ideological promise has proven false."
- Pope Benedict XVI, condemning capitalism and Marxism as "systems that marginalize God" during a speech in Aparecida, Brazil.
8) "We've had a Congress that's spent money like John Edwards at a beauty shop."
- Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, during the last Republican Presidential candidates'debate.
- George Will, Syndicated Columnist and Political Pundit.
2) "They stood earnestly in a row, combed, primped and prepped, as Nancy Reagan gazed up at them with courteous interest. But behind the hopeful candidates, a dwarfing shadow loomed, a shadow almost palpable in its power to remind Republicans of the days when men were men and the party was united. His power is only increased by his absence. But enough about Fred Thompson."
- Peggy Noonan, Former Speech Writer for Former President Ronald Reagan.
3) "It is not amnesty. This will restore the rule of law."
- Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), as the Senate and White House reached a deal Thursday on a (VERY BAD) immigration overhaul bill that would grant quick legal status to millions of illegal immigrants already in the U.S. and to fortify the border.
4) "Bloomberg is H. Ross Perot on steroids."
- Michael Toner, the former FEC chairman, referring to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is said to be prepared to spend $1 billion on a 2008 White House run.
5) "This recreational traffic impacts our official DoD network and bandwidth ability, while posing a significant operational security challenge."
- U.S. Dept. of Defense, announcing in a memo that it is blocking YouTube, MySpace and 11 other web sites on its networks.
6) "The day that this President steps down, the entire world will breathe a sigh of relief."
- Senator Barack Obama, taking shots at President Bush, while speaking to a crowd of in Kansas City, Missouri.
7) "[Their] ideological promise has proven false."
- Pope Benedict XVI, condemning capitalism and Marxism as "systems that marginalize God" during a speech in Aparecida, Brazil.
8) "We've had a Congress that's spent money like John Edwards at a beauty shop."
- Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, during the last Republican Presidential candidates'debate.
Labels: Quote for the week
posted by KYJurisDoctor at 8:18 PM
6 Comments:
You can't forget the "Here we are trying to define torture, and I'm looking for Jack Bauer".
Best line of the debate.
Thanks, Micah, and congrats on your Northup/Smith guess!
US President Tim Kalemkarian, US Senate Tim Kalemkarian, US House Tim Kalemkarian: best major candidate.
huh? who is kalemkardian?
Fred Thompson - bleh.
Reaganism is dead. GOP needs to return to the likes of IKE if they want a snowball's chance in 2008.
I prefer Abraham Lincoln myself, baby pop.
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