Old Fogey's Quotes for Monday

I took yesterday off to wait on my husband hand & foot (well, at least foot) for his birthday. I'll try to have some quotes everyday, except when I don't want to do it.

"In the fall of the year, we find the farmer wanting the price to go down. It's almost unnatural."
John Fletcher, a Missouri grain dealer, regarding the federal LDP program that pays farmers subsidies on their crops based on the price when they apply, not what the actual selling price.
Growers Reap Benefits Even in Good Years

"Policies that favor secrecy, implementation that does not satisfy the law, lack of a mandated oversight body and inaccessible enforcement mechanisms have put the United States behind much of the world in the right to information."
Former President Jimmy Carter
We Need Fewer Secrets

"Sunshine's the best thing we've got to control waste, fraud and abuse. It's also the best thing we've got to control stupidity. It'll be a force for the government we need."
Senator Tom Coburn, (R-Oklahoma)
On Right and Left, a Push for Government Openness

"Our problems as a party are less ideological than anatomical: Our candidates have been made to look like they have no backbone."
James Carville and Mark J. Penn on the Democratic party
The Power of Hillary

"People say, 'How can you afford it?' Well, how can people afford new cars and boats? Instead of those, we deliberately kept our standard of living down below our means. I get money from the same place people get money for those other things."
Thomas Cannon , who routinely gave away a large portion of his small income
African-American Lessons in Giving

"On a series of very tough issues, McCain's been there."
Tony Snow, White House Press Secretary on John McCain's support of controversial Bush actions
A New Partnership Binds Old Republican Rivals

"The vast majority of the Episcopal Church would be considered the 'off brand.' "
The Rev. David R. Anderson, on a proposed covenant that could limit each church's autonomy as part of the conservative movement against recognizing gay bishops, etc.
Episcopalians Shaken by Division in Church