Black, Hutchison, Rove, Woods, Thweatt, and Flores

Charlie Black, an advisor to John McCain, talking to The New York Times about Sarah Palin's lack of foreign policy experience: "She's going to learn national security at the foot of the master for the next four years, and most doctors think that he'll be around at least that long."

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, quoted by the Houston Chronicle on whether her home state cost her consideration as a vice presidential nominee: "I think that people have the image that Texas is maybe too big for its britches sometimes," she said. "I've read pundits say that my being from Texas was a deterrent, but of course I'd rather be in Texas than anywhere."

Republican guru Karl Rove, quoted by the Austin American-Statesman from his talk to Texas delegates at the GOP national convention on the subject of Republican seats in the Texas House: "Let's admit it. We lost a little bit of our mojo."

Author Tom Woods, quoted by the Houston Chronicle from his speech at the Ron Paul counter-rally in Minneapolis: "Once in a while the two parties get together and do something stupid and evil, and that's called bipartisanship."

Harrold ISD Superintendent David Thweatt, talking to The New York Times about the decision to let teachers and others carry guns at school: "Our people just don't want their children to be fish in a bowl. Country people are take-care-of-yourself people. They are not under the illusion that the police are there to protect them."

Rep. Kino Flores, D-Palmview, quoted in the McAllen Monitor about Froylen Casares, a Honduran employee at Flores' ranch who is accused of killing another man with a baseball bat: "He was preppy. He looked the part. No indication. He fit in extremely well, he had family members here. It just looks bad in general. I certainly don't want to go around challenging people's status."