Jennifer Granholm

“Well, clearly, for me in the immediate future, it is grappling, like so many other governors are grappling, with the economic woes of these states. We were all hoping to see some federal rel...”

“So we just hope that all of these governors who are grappling will be able to provide the basic services to our citizens and not have to cut things that really are painful.”

“We've got this proposal which has been languishing in the legislature, the Water Legacy Act, which is derived from a Republican task force on protecting the Great Lakes. Yet nothing has been...”

“The civil unrest of recent days must come to an end, and the healing process must begin for the future of the community. We will provide assistance both in ending the violence and enabling t...”

“Those who purify your water, inspect your meat, and test your kids' toys, as well as a huge number of nurses, teachers, and our soldiers, are public employees. The firefighters who don't hes...”

“As governor, when I visited our troops in Kuwait and Iraq, I served them Thanksgiving dinner. It was a small gesture compared to their sacrifice.”

“Public service used to be the highest of callings, until people like Madame Voldemort vilified it.”

“We need to be celebrating those who serve us rather than mocking them for the purpose of getting on TV and selling some books.”

“Men and women have served and died to protect American democracy, but their sacrifice will be for naught if that democracy dies from the poison the Supreme Court has injected into our politi...”

“Team Obama continues to dominate new media, spending far more effort and money than Team Romney in targeted online youth outreach.”

“Rush Limbaugh, we expect nonsense from him. But the Vatican, that's another story. When the Vatican is so threatened that it launches attacks on nuns, well, you know what they say in politic...”

“If you are tired of partisanship over patriotism, you need to vote for a change in direction.”

“How fantastic that the American ingenuity of NASA scientists got us to Mars. It makes me proud to be an American. I can't get enough of these images from when the probe touched down. These s...”

“Thank you for the opportunity for the Democratic Party and progressives to reclaim the votes of the sane citizens of these United States.”

“This is the place where anybody - like an African American kid raised by a single mom - can be president.”

“Concentrating wealth in the hands of the few and deregulating financial institutions and practices lead to speculative bubbles that eventually burst - and that brings the whole country down.”

“America is an idea. And it's the solemn responsibility of each 'temporary' president to protect and nurture that noblest of all ideas - with integrity. This man, Mitt Romney, has shown - not...”