Alex Pareene Good Quotations

Conservatives don't want to read good, smart books. They mostly want to read Fox and talk radio hosts writing about presidents.

I grew up in a politically aware household: very civically-minded, good Minnesota liberals.

There are two important things to remember about 'entitlements': They are hugely popular programs for a very good reason, and actual sensible 'reform' would mean improving them, not sacrificing them at the altar of 'fiscal responsibility.'

Medicare is expensive because we spend a lot on healthcare. We spend a lot on healthcare basically just because we want to, and doing so has been very good to a lot of people who work in healthcare fields.

There's no good reason that reliably liberal states should be electing senators as friendly to Wall Street as Cory Booker.

'The Newsroom' is phenomenally bad good TV. Sam Waterston and Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer are all terrific! So is the production, and the direction, and even the editing!

Anderson Cooper is fine. He is a smart, conscientious guy, and he seems to want his show to produce and highlight good journalism. But he also seems to want to replace Regis, or maybe even Oprah.