Stand-up president:
“These days I look in the mirror and have to admit, I’m not the strapping young Muslim Socialist that I used to be.” — President Obama at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Boston Bombing background:
“The standard investigation cliches apply: It’s still early; there are many unanswered questions; it’s unwise to rush to judgment. But the emerging picture is one of systemic failure, human error and willful ignorance of the threats facing the country.” — Stephen F. Hayes, The Weekly Standard
Student loan bubble:
“Are student loans turning into junk bonds? With something like $1 trillion of student loan debt outstanding, investor skittishness is not good news.” — Walter Russell Mead, the American Interest
About that dinner:
“It’s bad for business to admit you are a pinhead, even if the polls clearly show that the American people have not been fooled.” — Michael Scherer, Time magazine
