Camouflage is a game we all like to play, but our secrets are as surely revealed by what we want to seem to be as by what we want to conceal. – Russell Lynes
For most Americans, Friday afternoons are filled with positive anticipation of the weekend. In Washington, its where government officials dump stories they want to bury. Good news gets dropped on Monday so bureaucrats can talk about it all week. – John Sununu
Americas veterans and troops serving abroad today fought hard to preserve our red, white and blue, from the Revolutionary War to todays Global War Against Terrorism, and Congress action today is appropriate for one of our most sacred symbols. – Bill Shuster
From 1971 onwards, the Memorial Day holiday was officially observed on the last Monday in May and became the unofficial start of the summer, with barbecues, blockbuster movie openings and mattress sales. – Allen West