Quotes.

"I told Tony I was painting and he brushed it off.... That was an art pun."

--President George W. Bush, describing his recent paintings of world leaders, including former British Prime Minster Tony Blair, to his daughter Jenna Hager in an interview for NBC, April 4

"I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm, so when I get to Washington, I'll know how to cut pork."

--Iowa Republican senate candidate Joni Ernst in a campaign ad, Mediaite, March 25

"Lobbying is an honorable profession. More than that, it is vital, and it is necessary. To be sure, the bad conduct of a...