Quote of the Day Archive

"We cannot afford four more years of failing economics and a falling economy. For the change we need to lift working families across our nation, for the change we need to ensure the American dream is within reach of all of us, we must send Barack Obama to the White House."

- Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano's, speaking at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night.

"Just having a little fun."

-- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican, responding to PolitickerAZ.com when asked why he was strolling through the middle of the Democratic National Convention.

"I remind people that McCain may be the senator from Arizona, but he's really not of Arizona. He's of Washington, D.C."

-- Gov. Janet Napolitano on U.S. Sen. John McCain.

“I think the area where we spent the most attention was how to actually write the health-care plank, because Clinton had proposed that it be an actual mandate to purchase health care and Obama had not. We’re all in agreement that there needs to be healthcare coverage for every man woman and child in the United States.”

-- Gov. Janet Napolitano on the process to craft the Democratic Party's health care plank for the national convention.

"I think — I'll have my staff get to you."

-- U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Phoenix), responding to a question Thursday asking how many houses he and his wife own.

"If it actually came to the floor, 70 or 80 percent of that room is pro-life," he said. "That's the base of the party. There's no reason for McCain to tear the scabs off the wounds."

-- An Arizona RNC Delegate, on the risks of presumptive Republican presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain choosing a pro-life running mate.

"The campaign has paid the expenses based on longstanding regulations," said Dunn in a statement. "The White House has a formula that has been in place since Reagan that has been adhered to by Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush."

-- Tom Dunn, campaign spokesman for Tim Bee for Congress, responding to demands by Pima Democrats that the campaign pay the costs incurred to the city of Tucson and Pima County due to the visit of President Bush on Bee's behalf.

"Obviously, we'll comment from a partisan point of view. We will have a press conference and otherwise be available to the media to comment from our perspective."

-- Republican U.S. Sen. John Kyl, who will be in Denver providing a GOP response to the Democratic National Convention. 

"I think that puts Giffords back into a little more safe territory. She's in really good shape there. It comes down to name recognition, and yes, well, Tim Bee was Senate president. (But) I think her name is going to go a lot further."

-- Rodolfo Espino, an Arizona State University assistant professor of political science, assesses the race between U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and state Senate President Tim Bee in the 8th Congressional District.

"From coast to coast tribes such as Soboba Band of Mission Indians in California and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina as well as her own tribe, the San Carlos Apache Nation are among those who have enthusiastically endorsed Mary Kim Titla for Congress."

-- A release from Mary Titla's congressional saying that 1st district democratic primary candidate, who would be the first Native American elected to Congress, unsurprisingly receives a large amount of support from Native Americans.