Steve Bartlett Quotations

We're more party Badger fans than football Badger fans. They play exciting football, but we just wanted to get away from the clouds and the snow and the cold.

My guess is the league will be back with a hard cap, but I hope I'm wrong. I would hope they would recognize the concessions the players have made. If they (include a cap), there's a good chance the players will be so offended they'll just walk away from the table. I would be flabbergasted if the owners did that because of the amount of work that went into that proposal. I believe that (offer) can help lead to an agreement.

He wanted to want get some place where he could play a big role, and he knew that they had a competitive chance to take a good long run in the playoffs. The fact that they stepped up early to make an offer really hit home.

I would think it's something that will deserve consideration at some point. But first, they have to find a deal they're interested in, and nothing at this point appears to be on the front burner. I assume that teams will sit back and make decisions closer to the trade deadline.

Over three to five years, American consumers will change their habits to take control of their debts,

We have worked with our channel partners on these changes, and most of them were driven by the channel.

The credit-counseling provision is one of the best things about it, because it helps people to get their feet on the ground and to get an understanding of what went wrong and what they can do to adjust for the future.

We just had general discussions about all my guys. It wasn't anything specific.

At this point it is too early to tell all of the outcomes that will evolve from this provision. But we are confident that through the counseling process, consumers will better understand all their options for getting their financial house in order.

The time to act is sooner, rather than later, to ensure there is enough time to conference with the Senate before adjourning next month,

It wasn't something that couldn't be bought over the counter, and that's a big distinction in my mind. No one was trying to do anything illegal or hide anything.

It's obviously something that, looking back on it, he wishes in some ways he hadn't. And he's been very clear that knowing what he knows today, he wouldn't use it again.

I'm not excusing it. I'm 100%, totally against any sort of enhancement, ... But I do give Andrew an awful lot of credit for standing up and saying, 'Hey, this is the truth. It was what it was and let's move on.'

I predict it's going to be 70 (degrees) and sunny.

In fact, ... the notices were sent on Thursday, July 28, but with Saturday and Sunday so close, I can understand that some people, especially those who do not live in the region, may not have got them on the due date.

Because Doug knows Peter, he had some comfort there.

This is not about bankruptcy attorneys, it?s about consumers, ... This has had huge bipartisan support over three years.

When you're in politics sometimes you step on toes and they come back and kick you in the backside.

This filing spike is a result of bad information being pushed on people, and then they file for bankruptcy out of fear.

You meet new people. We just spent two hours with people we didn't know before, just talking about the Badgers.

Pension reforms, like investment advice and automatic enrollment, will strengthen the ability of Americans to save and invest for retirement.