The Week in Quotes 7/6

We decided on high card. There was no disagreement between us. We shook hands before and after.
—Andrew Borasky, who won a Republican county commission primary by card draw last week. State law mandates that primary ties be broken by a lot draw.

He was kind of uncomfortably dancing.
—Matthew Jentgen, who watched John Edwards dance to "Rump Shaker" at the West End Wine bar in Durham in April.

We're struggling here.
—Rod Blagojevich, from an FBI wiretap. It was disclosed this week that him and his wife spent over $400k on clothing in 6 years. Blogojevich spent $1300 on ties in just one day.

I know it's really gonna upset a lot of gay men—I'm sure hundreds of 'em are gonna be jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge—but I ain't available. I ain't gay. Sorry.
–Senator Lindsey Graham (R, SC). There were no reports of people jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge last week.

Enacting cuts in spending or increases in taxes now would probably slow the recovery.
—CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf, to a bipartisan deficit commission last week.

D'Souza says that in other places, that would be evidence that I am a complete failure. I tried to make a profit, failed and so shouldn't try again.
—John "The Stashe" Stossel, telling us what we already know.

u r right, I would never tax your tanning bed! Pres Obama's tax/spend policy is quite The Situation. but I do rec wearing sunscreen!
—John McCain's tweet to Snooki Polizzi of the reality show Jersey Shore. A 10% tax on tanning beds started last week to help fund the Affordable Care Act.

In fact, I got a lot of people who said, 'We miss him terribly, we wish he were back in office.
——Karl Rove to Laura Ingraham about Tea Partiers on his book tour that told them they missed George W. Bush.

Well, it sounds like everything in your ad— are you a metaphor for a guy running for office? Or are you a real candidate? If you’re a metaphor, I understand what you’re talking about.
—Chris Matthews to House Party candidate Rick Barber of Alabama, who said that the comment "gather your armies" used by an actor playing George Washington was just a metaphor.

My Dad was on a Thursday night bowling league. He bonded with his buddies. I have memories of that point of my life which mean very, very much to me..
—Sarah Palin to the Bowl Expo 2010. Palin was less than 3 months old when her family moved from Idaho.

I forgot how much I love Courtney Love until I watched her Vh1 Behind The Music, I totally used to put sparkles in my hair like her circa '98.
—Meghan McCain on Twitter.

From time to time there are going to be things that occur that are acts of God that cannot be prevented.
—Governor Rick Perry (R, TX) in May. Tarballs hit Texas beaches this week.

Michael Steele must resign. He has lost all moral authority to lead the GOP.
—Red State's Erick Erickson, on Michael Steele's comments that an extended war in Afghanistan is unwise. Erickson didn't mention what gave Steele the moral authority in the first place.

I’ll just say what I said on many occasions in the past which is that Justice Marshall is a hero of American law and a hero of mine.
—Elena Kagan, during her Senate confirmation hearing.

And of mine.
Sen. Al Franken (D, MN), in response.