“[We] hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately.” — John Cleese

“The only point is that if you find the Republican mantra of lower taxes and smaller government appealing, and if you care only about how fast the economy is growing, not how that growth is shared, you should vote Democratic. Of course, if you do care about things like economic inequality and children's health, you should vote Democratic as well.” — Michael Kinsley

“The diagnosis of national masochism is the only thing that can satisfactorily explain the poll numbers in the presidential race.” — Juan Cole

“I even went on national TV and said that the Republican-led Congress was spending money like drunken sailors.

I have to tell you, a Navy captain in California admonished me. He said Congress was not spending money like drunken sailors; that drunken sailors spend their own money, and, when they run out, they quit spending. And I have to give it to him.” — Rep Tom Feeney R-FL