Quote of the Day Archive

"We got to shift this dynamic, we got to change this paradigm. It's a big challenge and one which we better bite into."

- U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) explaining the importance of offshore drilling as a solution to America's energy crisis.

"A lot of Latinos supported her," Arias said. "But now she says we got to [throw our] support behind Obama, and people get that."

-- Enrique Arias, an Oregon Democratic delegate, speaking about Hillary Clinton, who spoke to Latinos on Monday. 

"He's got a lot to prove to me. ... [I]f I had to base my vote on how his supporters have treated us, I'd be voting for McCain."

-- Sue Castner, a Democratic delegate and Hillary Clinton supporter from Portland, on her hesitation to embrace Barack Obama as her party's nominee.

"This convention is going to be so well-orchestrated and put together that (Obama) is going to come out with a big bump in the polls."

-- Former Oregon Gov. Barbara Roberts on the Democratic National Convention

“The level of hypocrisy is astounding,” Gorka said. “I really think it’s funny that Senator Obama wants to get into a debate on housing. He is not exactly poor either.”

-- McCain spokesman Rick Gorka, responding to attacks made by Barack Obama's Oregon campaign on the presumptive Republican nominee's stumbling over a question asking how many homes he owned.

"My speculation is Sen. McCain will choose Mitt Romney. Based on Romney’s broad appeal to a broad conservative base, Romney is who he will choose.”

-- Former congressional candidate and Oregon RNC delegate Kevin Mannix, predicting on Monday that Presidential nominee John McCain (R-Ariz.) will choose Mitt Romney as his vice presidential running mate.

"Matt brings an impressive amount of public policy experience to the House of Representatives, he will provide excellent service to the people of House District 26."

-- House Republican leader Bruce Hanna (R-Roseburg), on newly appointed state Rep. Matt Wingard (R-Wilsonville), who became a full House member Tuesday when he was selected to fill the seat of retiring Rep. Jerry Krummel (R-Wilsonville).

"I need to focus on my re-election. And he needs to focus on his campaign."

-- U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith responding to questions about The Oregonian's report about Republican congressional candidate Mike Erickson's trip to Cuba, which was apparently more of a a vacation than a humanitarian mission, as Erickson claims. 

"It may give more choice in the primary election, but less choice in the general election -- and that's where we elect our leaders. We're not sure what the disease is, but the cure is obviously worse than the disease."

-- Washington Democratic Party Chairman Dwight Pelz on the state's experience with the controversial "Top 2" primary system. Oregon voters will consider a ballot proposal this fall that would bring the system to the Beaver State.

"Almost every fair has called me asking if we have had problems with Mike Erickson."

-- Tina Anderson, manager of the Polk County Fair, on Republican 5th Congressional District candidate Mike Erickson's habit of campaigning outside his booth at Oregon county fairs.