Quotes for All
I admired the way McCain worked on campaign finance reform. I admired the way Nancy Pelosi stiffened the Democrats’ spine during the health care debate. I admire the way Barack Obama has raised a dog in the White House without ever putting it on the roof of the car for a vacation drive. Gail Collins
Barack Obama says that we need to be humble toward terrorism. Yet he is the one we have been waiting for. That is humble? Evan Sayet
Barack Obama has raised tons of money. That is what he means by being green. Evan Sayet
Michelle Obama was asked when life begins. According to her it’s when she and Barack take over the White House. Evan Sayet
When we remember presidents who didn’t fulfill their promises – for instance George H.W. Bush saying no new taxes or Barack Obama saying he would close the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay – we remember those because they’re the exceptions, not the rule. Evan Osnos
If half-black Barack Obama had decided years ago to call himself white – which his genes certainly entitled him to do – his story would have carried very different meaning. If millions of part-black people had followed him into whiteness, then the N.A.A.C.P. would be in true crisis. Eric Liu
There’s two sides to the coin. I think I’m much happier that [Barack] Obama won over John McCain or Mitt Romney, because I think Obama did something culturally for the country. Eric Andre
Stylistically speaking, Barack Obama could hardly be further from Jimmy Carter if he really had been born in Kenya. Eric Alterman
One of the many, many salutary aspects of Barack Obama’s impending presidential nomination is the sea change his victory marks in the battle for the mind-set of the American foreign policy establishment. Eric Alterman
It’s funny that and the same statement [Barack Obama] made when he’s talking about Republicans and the Iranians, he’s talking to Republicans through the television. He said, if any of you are watching this, you need to think about who you’re hurting. Eric Bolling