“Unable to find work relating to sociology, I eventually found a job with an Internet company in New York City.”—recent college graduate Kelli Space
Current Wisdom
Closed Shop Redefined
“You can’t unionize a factory that’s empty.”~N. J. Governor Chris Christie
Brotherhood of the pants
“Mitt Romney needs a focus group to put his pants on in the morning.”—Tammy Bruce subbing for Laura Ingraham.
Star on Steele
“If some of the logic in Steele’s selection two years ago was that a black chairman would expand Republican Party appeal to minority voters, there’s scant evidence that this was accomplished.”—syndicated columnist Star Parker on Michael Steel, current chairman of the RNC.
Night of the Living RINOs
“At least Nixon didn’t spend his retirement advising his party to have more Watergate scandals.” W. James Antle III, in The American Conservative, on the re-emergence of former President George W. Bush.
Castro Deems Cuba Obsolete
“The Cuban model doesn’t even work for us anymore.”—Fidel Castro, September 8, 2010, interview in The Atlantic
Dependability Defined
I believe that we should pray as if it all depends on God, and work as if it all depends on us.— Morton Blackwell
Tenured Turnout
“Turnout among low-income voters was down while Democratic support among the affluent seems confined to those on public-sector and university payrolls,” veteran political analyst Michael Barone
The Ivory Sanctuary
“For, unlike the ordinary entrepreneur who risks everything on the success of his or her venture, the academic can merely return to the well-salaried security of the classroom upon the failure of an endeavor.”— Jay Schalin of The Pope Center
Excessively Taxed
“The taxes we rely on most have marginal excess rates of 40 to 50 percent.”—Duke University economist Chris Conover at the Cato Institute on October 13, 2010