Quote of the Day Archive

"Kentuckians know that in order to bring down record high fuel costs, we need to increase our domestic energy production."

-- U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield on his decision to sign a letter to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that asks her to help allow votes on measures they claim will lower gas prices.

"Prior to that poll I would have put our odds of winning around 1 percent. After that poll, they have moved the up to maybe as high as 10 percent."

-- Fourth Congressional District candidate Michael Kelley (D-Lagranges), on a late-June SurveyUSA poll that him trailing incumbent U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ft. Mitchell) 54 to 41 percent.

"I don't think that issue is dead, I think we will be talking about it a lot more."

-- Gov. Steve Beshear, saying that legalizing casinos remains a possibility in Kentucky even though lawmakers rejected the idea earlier this year.

"When I picked up my newspaper yesterday, I thought I woke up in France. But, no, it turned out it was socialism here in the United States and very -- going well."

-- U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning, on legislation that would give the federal Treasury the ability to invest directly into mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - institutions that previously supported his campaigns.

"Over my deceased body."

– U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) on the whether a bill to give the federal government more authority to help ailing mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would pass the Senate.

'In God We Trust' is essentially our national motto, and that national motto belongs to every American and indeed every Kentuckian. In my opinion nobody should have to pay extra to have that national motto reflected on their license plate."

-- Gov. Steve Beshear (D-Ky.) on his plan to make a license plate featuring the phrase 'In God We Trust' available as an alternative to the state's standard-issue plate for no extra charge.

“I’m hopeful we can get him there several times this fall so that people will see him up close and personal. And when they do, they’re going to be impressed with him and when they’re impressed with him they’re going to vote for him.”

-- Gov. Steve Beshear (D-Ky.), on presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's ability to make inroads in the Bluegrass State.

"Global warming, or its re-invention, climate change, is the greatest fraud ever perpetrated upon the people of the United States and the world."

-- Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Sonny Landham of Ashland, in a position paper circulated by his campaign yesterday.

"Today the Senate ensured that our national security officials have the tools they need to help protect our country from future terrorist attacks."

-- U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville), on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) passing the U.S. Senate yesterday on a 69-28 vote,

"We'll have a pretty simple debate this fall," said Brasell. "Senator McConnell supports more domestic energy production. Bruce Lunsford doesn't. Mitch McConnell supports lower taxes. Bruce Lunsford doesn't. Mitch McConnell can deliver for Kentucky. Bruce Lunsford can't."

-- Justin Brasell, campaign manager for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville).