Famous Quotes & Sayings

My worry is this: It's the fox guarding the henhouse. Objective, impartial parties should be making these decisions. Not a pro-death penalty U.S. attorney general.

Logan called her up just as a courtesy and told her that he was going to have to tell his attorneys and the jury where the money went. she begged him not to. She told him her husband would leave her. Her marriage would be ruined and her life would be ruined.

I was very pleased to hear that the attorney general's office was going to conduct their preliminary inquiry, then make their decisions after they find out whether there is anything that needs to be looked into,

Walter Johnson

I was expecting a big increase for a long time, but it just happened right now. I don't know many attorneys who are taking filings. I can't take any more.

Chuck D.

I think his confirmation is hardly a done deal. I think lots of us are going to look at the hearings and look at what he says to us about what kind of attorney general he will be. He is far and away the most troubling of all the choices,

I think his attorney feels it would be better if the congressman didn't have to prepare for a court case at the same time he is in Congress taking care of his district.

Justice was served. The district attorney had a very powerful case and our attorneys did a great job. We are pleased this matter is behind us.

It is certainly not something a real estate attorney would recommend.

Craig McDonald

It is disappointing that the ethics commission punted on this issue rather than requiring strict disclosure of attorney referral fees.

I think this is very good news, ... I am extremely pleased she can continue her good work as attorney general.

Dennis Hastert

It is nonsense for the Attorney General to say she had no more options,

I went into this trial with the utmost respect for Mr. Webb. I had heard he is the greatest lawyer in America, and I heard he is a former U.S. attorney and that his word is his bond. That is not the way this trial has transpired. We have been lied to.

Anthony Romero

President Bush's disregard and disrespect for the Constitution are evident, but in America, we are all bound by the rule of law. The president took an oath to 'preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States.' He cannot use a claim of seeking to preserve our nation to undermine the rules that serve as our foundation. The Attorney General, who may have been involved with the formulation of this policy, must appoint an outside special counsel to let justice be served.

Our position is that our reporter will not testify to the district attorney or be interviewed by the district attorney or detectives from the District Attorney's Office. The Times Leader and its reporters are not investigators for the prosecution or the defense in any case; they are simply news reporters.

Richard Shelby

We've got a meeting next week with the attorney general, and we're going to carry it all the way to the White House if we have to, because this inquiry has to be done,

Time is of the essence. The attorney general realizes that as we head into the full election season, voter registration efforts will only increase. We want to make sure those who do not know how to comply with the law aren't in the business.

We aren't making any public comments because of pending litigation and are waiting to hear from our attorneys about what we can and can't do.

Fred Thompson

We have tried to work with the White House, ... We have tried to do it in private. We've tried to do it attorney to attorney in a responsible manner. We have objected on several occasions that they were trying to manipulate the press and us by waiting until testimony had happened before relevant documents had been produced. Supposedly, then, the story would become old news ... and the same thing with regard to depositions. We're not going to tolerate that.

We were hoping the attorney general would shed some light on questions we had about the law, and we could use that information to decide our appeal.

We have called off the protest for the moment, following the comments by the attorney general.

Roy Blunt

I explained to the president that I've been pleased with my conversations with the Attorney General and Civil Rights Division regarding their helpful understanding that they aren't taking over this investigation, but are conducting a parallel review of the events that led to Michael Brown's death.

Pam Bondi

Running for attorney general troubled me. Because I was worried I would simply become just a figurehead and that's not me.

We don't comment on pending litigation. We're cooperating fully with the attorney general's office.

We do have their plan. It was submitted here this afternoon. We'll be taking a look at it today, and going over it tomorrow with company officials and the attorney general's office.

We find attorneys who aren't attorneys and nurses who aren't nurses. People just aren't truthful on their resumes.

Well, I've said I like being attorney general, but I'm not necessarily committed to being attorney general for the rest of my life.

Dan Burton

Well, I think we're getting what we want, we're getting the information that's in it and getting the reasons why there's a big difference between the attorney general and the FBI director and that's the main thrust of our hearing and everything else to find out why there's this big difference and so the committee knows, the Congress knows and the American people know.

We'll wait for an opinion from the attorney general before we make any decisions.

Most cases concern immigration attorneys who have a client in our court, and our court finds that no briefs are filed, or a review reflects that they are perfunctory.

Arlen Specter

When the attorney general says the force resolution gives the president the power to conduct these surveillances, I have grave doubts about that.

Barry McCaffrey

Will I prosecute? Go talk to the Attorney General and the U.S. Attorneys and the law enforcement officials, because on a case by case basis they will uphold the law.

That was the last year we Democrats controlled every statewide officegovernor, attorney general, comptroller, two U.S. senators, ... We are on the brink of doing it again. 06 is going to be our year. If Democrat values were a stock, now is the time to buy.

That was obviously our No. 1 concern. We spoke with the attorney and Oklahoma extensively. We reviewed the situation and we were satisfied.