As they see it.

• Position: Quips by politicians

"Hey, I'm an incurable romantic."

--California Senate President Pro Tern John Burton, to Knight Ridder, on a bill to allow military personnel on active duty overseas to marry by proxy their sweethearts stateside.

"We're neighbors. We come to brandings together, and that's where I met him. Nobody's said anything nasty about anybody, and nobody's going to."

--Wyoming Senator Charlie Scott, to the Associated Press, talking about his Republican primary match against fellow rancher and friend Tom Waiters. Scott won the primary and faces Democrat Ron Akin in November.

"People from far away places wrote to me, suggesting possible cures to try to help me. It was unbelievable."

--Pennsylvania Representative Larry Roberts, to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, after a three-week bout with the hiccups that were so bad at one point, he had to be fed by a tube.

"It's a logistical nightmare, but I think it's something our viewers will enjoy."

--Wichita TV station KCTU News Director R.J. Dickens, to the Associated Press, on a decision to give Senate candidate and current Representative Dan Thimesch his own weekly talk show between now and the election. His opponent, incumbent Senator Phil Journey, has hosted a weekly show on the station for 10 years.

"I was born and raised in this state, and I appreciate the accessibility of politics and how people can affect policy in their own district."

--Vermont House candidate Jesse Larson, a home-schooled 18-year-old, to the...