"I'm not much different from Andrew Cuomo. I probably agree with him on 98 percent of the issues."
— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
"You don't need an AR-15. Buy a shotgun! Buy a shotgun!"
— Vice President Joe Biden,
to a woman who fears new
federal gun restrictions
"For the first time, an American seems thinkable."
—John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter, on the next pope
"Squirrels taste good!"
— A chant by the supporters
of last weekend's squirrel hunt in Holley, Orleans County