"IT IS INCREASINGLY APPARENT THAT THE RIGHT WING LEADERSHIP OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY DOES NOT SHARE THE CONCERN OF MOST VERMONTERS REGARDING SUCH ISSUES AS FAIR TAXATION, EDUCATION, THE ENVIRONMENT,

Rep. Bernie Sanders
Independent from Vermont, on the Jeffords move
"We are not free of the risk that economic weakness will be greater than currently anticipated, requiring further policy response.
Alan Greenspan
Federal Reserve chairman, leaving the door open for further rate cuts