So the House passed the Waxman-Markey climate-change bill. In political terms, it was a remarkable achievement. But 212 representatives voted no. A handful of these no votes came from representatives who considered the bill too weak, but most rejected the bill because they rejected the whole notion that we have to do something about greenhouse gases. And as I watched the deniers make their arguments, I couldn't help thinking that I was watching a form of treason — treason against the planet.
—Paul Krugman
Reagan was all about America, and you talked about it. Obama is, "We are above that now. We're not just parochial, we're not just chauvinistic, we're not just provincial. We stand for something." I mean, in a way, Obama's standing above the country, above — above the world. He's sort of God.
—Evan Thomas, Newsweek