"So much of local government strikes so close to home. It is where the wheels hit the streets."
"All local governments need to reinvent themselves, streamline and consolidate, not because they don't matter, but because they matter very, very much."
"I hate to begin by respectfully disagreeing with you, but I would only suggest that the public good that private health insurance is providing health insurance..."
"In the end, the only person who is elected in the executive branch is the Executive."
"I was appalled. I couldn't believe it."
"But isn't that--go back to the Constitution. Now you are disagreeing with two out of three branches."
"Wouldn't it just be a whole lot easier if we renewed the ban on assault weapons as was done previously?"
"A wise man once said that illumination is the best disinfectant for government."
"In a democracy we get the kind of government we deserve."