"Oh Lord, why can't you help me lose weight?"
~Hillary Clinton on "What do you pray for."

"I don't know. I wasn't there."
~Mike Huckabee on "How long did God take to create the world?"

"I did what I often do when I'm confronted with a difficult decision. I prayed on it. Amen. And then I asked my wife. Amen. And, after consulting these two higher powers... "
~Barack Obama on describing his deliberations about whether to run for the state Legislature years ago.

Mitt: "Ann, did you ever in your wildest dreams think that I'd be here in (fill in town) speaking to (fill in group)?"
Ann: "Mitt, you weren't in my wildest dreams."
~Mitt Romney

"Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary - I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide."
~JFK, defusing allegations that his rich father was trying to buy him the 1960 election.

"I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience,"
~Ronald Reagan, defending his age at 73.

"I'm probably the only one who gets mailings from AARP and diaper services,"
~Chris Dodd, defending his age at 63 with two daughters ages 5 and 2.

"I believe marriage should be between a man and a woman...and a woman...and a woman."
~Mitt Romney, poking fun at his Mormon faith.

"You can't spend money on food when you're spending money on haircuts."
~John Edwards, when asked why he and his wife Elizabeth eat at Wendy's on their wedding anniversary.

"Dennis, the thing I like best about you is your wife."
~Joe Biden, when asked what he liked about Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich.

"Congress spends money like a drunken sailor," then adds "I received an e-mail recently from a guy who said, as a former drunken sailor, I resent being compared to members of Congress."
~John McCain

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