Daily Government Quotes



  • This bill stinks.
  • Alabama state Rep. Joseph Mitchell, on why he wore a gas mask the week the House of Representatives discussed and approved legislation that revises the state’s controversial immigration law.



  • It’s the appearance of progress rather than actual progress.
  • Ken Wolski, head of New Jersey’s Coalition for Medical Marijuana, on the state's decision to allow the first medical pot center to start growing the cannabis crop yet none of the centers are operating and not one patient has received access to the drug.







  • He is a high-class, high-falutin huckster and hustler.
  • Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker, speaking about New Jersey Devils owner Jeff Vanderbeek in the wake of a ruling this week that leaves the city owing money on the Prudential Center after investing $210 million to build the downtown arena.



  • It’s their Constitution, they’ll write it how they want.
  • Jeffrey Toobin, speaking to Talking Points Memo about his predictions regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. Toobin mentions that Chief Justice John Roberts is a "really, really good writer" and that whatever side he's on, he'll write a persuasive argument.
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