Bush, Strayhorn, Perry, and DickeyGeorge W. Bush, in The Wall Street Journal, on naming Allan Hubbard, a close chum at Harvard, as director of the National Economic Council: "He was the top of the class, which is why I'm the President and he's the adviser." Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, after announcing good news about state income and taking a pop at her most prominent rival, asked if she wants Gov. Rick Perry's job: "Today is certainly not the time for any speculation or announcements. Or at least not any announcements." Gov. Perry, reacting to the good revenue numbers, in the San Antonio Express-News: "I'm proud of the fact that I'm the governor of a state that over a two-year period of time went from a $10 billion budget (shortfall) to a $6 billion surplus." Barbecue honcho Roland Dickey, talking to The Dallas Morning News after KDFW-TV killed his cooking show, citing spouse Maureen Dickey's election to the Dallas County Commissioners Court: "Gosh, this is ridiculous. I'm on the air representing Dickey's Barbecue. I have nothing to do with her political stuff. Not that I don't support her."