“If you want to go around saying that giving women the vote wrecked the...” — Jacob Weisberg Quote

“If you want to go around saying that giving women the vote wrecked the country and still be taken seriously, it helps to be handing out $100 bills.”

“Members of Congress are less beasts of accumulating burden than computational machines designed to win re-election. Their sense of their own political interests is acute.”

“Most people prefer living in a healthier town.”

“A pile of bills and statements - whether paid or not - is a sign that someone is clueless about what's coming in and going out.”

“A non-league club trying to get into the Football League is really about cachet that comes at a cost - wage bills go up, often exceeding increased gate and TV monies.”

“I'll be at the table, as I've been, willing to talk to any Republican who says, 'Look, my country is more important, this pile of bills is not going to go away, the challenges that we have is not going to disappear, we need to cross that divide.' I'm ready. I'm waiting.”