“No normal governor, when there has been no flood, would call a state of emergency at 5:30 p.m. Friday night. You call an emergency when there is a real emergency. This is a political emergency, like having the Republican delegates rough you up.”
Bob Mulholland
“Nigeria ... Garden of Eden”
Godswill Akpabio
“There's no question we're in worse shape fiscally than when this governor took over,”
Phil Angelides
“There's no other governor who's done that. There's governors who came and left, but he came and stayed. The miners I've talked to praise him for that.... He's the best governor we've ever had.”
Donald Boylen
“State governors have learned there is no downside to asking. Having the president turn down your request isn't going to cost you any votes. But failing to ask for assistance can cost votes and bad publicity.”
Richard Sylves
“Clearly, the[former] governor of Massachusetts has a lot of homework to do on the problems facing our state. When he finally gets around to it, he'll see that the problems we face require real solutions rather than stale political rhetoric.”
Christine Anderson
“What's needed is some growing evidence from the states that they want to ban executing minors. More state governors and legislatures have to weigh in. They need some momentum in the next year or two for the justices to say, now is the time to decide this.”
Richard Dieter
