"There are those who, skillfully using pseudo-democratic rhetoric, would like to return to the

"There are those who, skillfully using pseudo-democratic rhetoric, would like to return to the recent past -- some to loot the country's national riches, to rob the people and the state; others to strip us of economic and political independence."
Russian President Vladimir Putin
In his state of the nation address.
"The sacrifices borne by our troops and their families demand more than the blank checks the president is asking for, for a war without end."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
On President Bush's anticipated veto of legislation ordering U.S. troops to begin coming home from Iraq this fall.