Local politics, like everything else, are not what they used to be. But the fact is that our political system – like our physical existence – still breaks down along geographical lines. – Eric Alterman
Most of the provisions designed to fix what ails our health system dont kick in until 2014, which, one wishes administration officials had noticed, is two years after he has to win an election. – Eric Alterman
Much of what Tea Party candidates claimed about the world and the global economy during the 2010 elections would have earned their adherents a well-deserved F in any freshman economics (or earth science) class. – Eric Alterman
For the past eight years, the right has been better at working the refs. Now the left is learning how to play the game. – Eric Alterman
What drew me to politics in the first place was the fact that I wanted to have a place to take a stand and use my voice to express what I believed in. But Ive no longer got any political aspirations. I feel that as a politician, fifty per cent of people would hate you before you even left the house. – Jon Bon Jovi