A few quotes from the day

Some quotes gleaned from the Huffington Post yesterday: 

1.  Bill Clinton, when asked by CNN about Antony Weiner's campaign for mayor of New York, given that Huma Abedin is a top aide to Hillary Clinton and that Bill performed their marriage ceremony:

"We are a hundred miles from that race. . .   Neither Hillary or I was ever involved in the campaign. . . .  There are too many people running for mayor who have been my supporters, who supported her for senator, her for president."

Very diplomatic, Bill.   But I would just like to point out that Huma may be great.  But she married a jerk.   He is no Bill Clinton, who is a political genius with a zipper problem, while Antony Weiner is a small-time wannabe whose main motive seems to be to get attention, from the media and voters, if possible;  from internet sexting, if necessary.

2.  Cornell West, former professor of African American Studies at Harvard, said this about his clash with the former president of Harvard, Larry Summers, that resulted in West leaving Harvard for Princeton:

"To put it bluntly, Summers has always struck me as a legendary gangster with a high IQ, in service of the well-to-do."

I'm not necessarily supporting Cornell West either.   He's always struck me as a bit of a loose cannon with a high IQ.   But I agree with him about Summers, and I hope President Obama comes to his senses and does not appoint him to replace Ben Bernacke to head the Federal Reserve.   Summers seems far too committed to Wall Street;  besides he's a bully and a disaster as an administrator.

3.  Liz Cheney, who has announced her bid to run for the U. S. Senate from Wyoming, told a Wyoming newspaper:

"The special thing about Wyoming is how much democracy here depends on people-to-people interaction."

That's probably true.  So what makes Liz think she can just move to Wyoming and have them elect her senator?  She's not even eligible to get a fishing license, which requires you to have lived there for a year.


You'll notice that none of these quotes is from a current member of Congress.   They went home.   It seems they needed a vacation from not doing anything.   Let's hope the voters keep them hopping.

Ralph