Half the stories in every newspaper should be headlined 'Stop me before I legislate again

Social conservatives have discovered this is an issue you can win on.

Why is that [museum], No. 1, part of a highway bill and, No. 2, why is it part of a federal highway bill?

There's a real question whether we want to get all those people back into New Orleans. It's more logical that the money should follow the people.

Bush is a big government president,

Some 6,000 special projects [in the transportation bill] are not getting any economic oversight