John Fortier Quotations

Former members are only a percentage of lobbyists.

I don't think it's blown by, by any stretch of the imagination.

The fact that he is a leader in the Senate and is going to have to be the spokesman for these things, it does make it a little harder and he may have to back off.

There are real questions about her, about whether she has the intellectual gifts needed for the court.

They answered every bell. I thought with about four minutes to go we had a legitimate shot, but they went on a nice run and took it away from us.

A lot of things could change, but it's clearly on the bubble.

In a way, you can look at this as a do-over. He came in last year with such high hopes for the second term and found himself having a very tough year.

I don't think Bush campaigning for people who haven't been indicted is going to hurt him. I think he has bigger problems than that right now.

If Democrats are going to try to win a conservative or moderate district, but come across as a member of the anti-war movement, I'm not sure that's a good idea. On the other hand, if they have some criticism of the war, but are still willing to put on the uniform, I think that's fine.