Quoth The Maven, "Evermore!"

Quotes courtesy of the No Comment Quotes Web site. Headlines over the quotes courtesy of The Daily Me staff. Black eyes courtesy of "Knuckles."

Sixty...Sixty...Sixty Years! Will Somebody Bid Fi - I Have A Bid Of Five Years! Five Years! Do I Hear Three? Three Years? No? Going Once...Going Twice'sold!

"So as we mark 60 years from Israel's founding, let us try to envision the region 60 years from now? Al Qaeda and Hezbollah and Hamas will be defeated, as Muslims across the region recognize the emptiness of the terrorists' vision and the injustice of their cause." - George W. Bush, addressed the Israeli Knesset

 "By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom. The Iraq War has been won. Iraq is a functioning democracy, although still suffering from the lingering effects of decades of tyranny and centuries of sectarian tension. Violence still occurs, but it's spasmodic and much reduced." - John McCain, in a speech later that day

Our Morality Is Based On The Ten Commandments. Well, Thou Shalt Not Kill Maybe Not So Much. I Mean, We Try. Sometimes. We Don't Always Succeed. Okay, The Trying, Not So Much. Regrettably. But, That Leaves Nine Commandments. Okay, Maybe Worshipping False Idols Is A Bit Dodgy. But, We Try?

"In a way, the strength of Israel is its weakness. We are civilized. We are disciplined. And, we don't kill innocent people. We try not to. We don't always succeed, regrettably. We apologize for it. But, we definitely try." - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

So, If You Take Pictures Of Me Doing It, You Will Be Shipped Off To Gitmo

"I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf. I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal." - President George W. Bush, explaining why he gave up golf (although, actually, he didn't)

Maybe YOU Get An Epidural Every Time You Get A Bad Review, But The Rest Of Us?

"It was painful, and it was a big struggle, and I didn't understand it. But, in the end, I rationalized that when a woman has a child and goes through natural childbirth, she suffers an enormous amount." - Madonna, comparing childbirth to the pain of being criticized

Martin Luther King...Malcolm X...Obama Receiving Death Threats Since He Started His Campaign - Context Enough For You, Senator Clinton?

"My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I don't understand it." - Hillary Clinton explaining that she is still in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination because you never know what can happen

 "The Kennedys have been much on my mind the last days because of Senator Kennedy and I regret that if my referencing that moment of trauma for our entire nation, and particularly for the Kennedy family was in any way offensive. I certainly had no intention of that, whatsoever." - Clinton explaining the context of her remarks explaining why she is still in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination

By Giving Them Wages Guaranteed To Keep Them Low-income?

"Wal-Mart has done more to help low-income families than most social programs." - Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente

Actually, I'm Okay With That...Eh?

"We need our Canadian friends, and we need their continued support in Afghanistan. So what do we do? The two Democratic candidates for president say they're going to unilaterally abrogate NAFTA. How do you think the Canadian people are going to react to that?" - presumptive Republican Presidential hopeful John McCain

Oh, Mark, Don't Be So Modest - How Will People Be Able To Tear Your Statue Down If It Isn't Built?

"Nobody's going to be building statues to me." - Maclean's writer Mark Steyn

He Has An Explosive Temper, But, To Be Fair, He Is Taking Arms Limitations Agreements For It

"He didn't punch any tables or shout at anybody. I think he was satisfied." - Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal, explaining George W. Bush's reaction to being completely rebuffed when he asked the royal family to increase oil production to decrease the price

You Realize, Of Course, That With These Remarks She's Made Herself The Most Likely Republican To Be Outed Next

"Studies show that no society that has totally embraced homosexuality has lasted more than, you know, a few decades. So it's the death knell of this country. I honestly think it's the biggest threat our nation has, even more than terrorism or Islam. ...which I think is a big threat. Okay? 'Cause what's happening now is they are going after, in schools, two year olds...and this stuff is deadly, and it's spreading, and it will destroy our young people and it will destroy this nation." - Republican Oklahoma State Rep. Sally Kern

"In The Best Traditions Of...?" Why Not Just Call It "Real Imitation American Justice?"

Military tribunals will be "in the best traditions of the American legal system." - Attorney General Michael Mukasey

 "The laws and constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times." - the United States Supreme Court, in a judgment ruling that inmates at Guantanamo Bay have the right to access to American courts

Because Interfering In Its Elections Takes Up All Of The Government's Time

The government "will not comment on the judicial process of another country." - Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai explaining why the Conservatives will not reconsider supporting Omar Khadr in light of the American Supreme Court ruling

Pointless? Maybe. But, The Most Enjoyable Pursuits Often Are (Otherwise, Why Would People Spend So Much Time Watching Television?)

"We can improve the voters, though, and do it through a variety of means. That's where I want to shift the focus, because the conversation has become so stale. Beating up on George Bush at this point is almost pointless." - Rick Shenkman in a BuzzFlash interview