Quotations of the day
By APSaturday, June 27, 2009
Quotations of the day
“Where we go we will stay, and where we stay, we will hold, build and work toward transition of all security responsibilities to Afghan forces.” — Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson on a major operation involving 4,000 U.S. Marines to clear out Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan.
“No one can point fingers, because as you can see, there are 30 states right now that have their fiscal year starting today that also don’t have a budget, so I mean let’s not get carried away and just look at California as we are the only state that cannot manage the budget.” — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as he declared a fiscal emergency and ordered state offices closed three days a month.
“We were going to listen to music and watch Michael Jackson DVDs and party all night long, not just to have fun, but in memory of Michael Jackson. Now we’re going to have to just go home.” — Michael Jackson fan Paul Barron on learning that a plan to bury the singer at his sprawling Neverland ranch had collapsed.