Quotes of the day

This is the Star Trek movie fans have been waiting for, going on 30 years now. It’s also the Star Trek movie newbies will still be watching 30 years from now.--Stephen Green

As the government takes over more of the economy, these pressures on formerly free markets will intensify. The problem for government is that it is running out taxpayer money for buying the economy. The sources of private money will long remember what happened to Chrysler's lenders.--Larry Ribstein

You may recognize these [healthcare savings] proposals; they are recycled from the Obama budget. Estimated cost savings listed: $215 billion over ten years. That leaves just $1.785 trillion for the "stakeholders" to find. And with a model of stakeholder cooperation like Chrysler before us, that shouldn't be hard.--Megan McArdle

[Austrailian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's backtracking on a cap-and-trade carbon emissions program] is yet another example of politicians elsewhere cashing in politically on the current anti-carbon enthusiasm, only to discover that support diminishes as the real-world costs become clear.--WSJ Editorial Board

The truth is Democrats know that any policy guardrails built this year can be dismantled once the basic public option architecture is in place. The White House strategy is to dilute it just enough to win over credulous Republicans. That is what has always happened with government health programs.--WSJ Editorial Board

[John Boehner] is a person of color. Although not a color that appears in the natural world.--Barack Obama

Miss Rhode Island USA won’t lose her title for posing topless — but Miss California USA may simply because she failed to give the politically correct answer on gay marriage.--Don Surber

I personally believe this situation is stemming from the controversy over [Miss California Carrie Prejean's] opinion and not a photo.--Miss Rhode Island Alysha Castongua