“This is a very significant disclosure. This is big. They owe all of us an explanation, all of us who trust him, and they owe the American people an explanation.”

Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., on a court filing that asserts that President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney had approved a leak of classified information by former Cheney chief of staff Scooter Libby.

“I don’t know of anybody in my administration who leaked classified information. If somebody did leak classified information, I’d like to know it, and we’ll take the appropriate action.”

President Bush in 2003, after the Valerie Plame scandal erupted.

“For crying out loud, you can’t even get your hair cut without passing state boards.”

Deb Danforth, who runs Little Folks Preschool and Kindergarten in Coeur d’Alene, on the Idaho Legislature’s failure to adopt minimum statewide standards for all day-care facilities.

“I don’t know how they would have the authority to advance an investigation into a dead person.”

Jeffry Finer, a criminal defense attorney who teaches at Gonzaga University, on the news that the Spokane Police Department seized the medical records of Otto Zehm.

“Quite frankly, it’s not built into our criteria. But it’s something I think is a benefit to the city to showcase their level of community involvement.”

Bob Dunlop, U.S. Figure Skating Association assistant executive director, on the red-carpet welcome in downtown Spokane on Monday.

“It is amnesty wrapped in bureaucracy surrounded by fraud.”

U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth, R-Ariz., on the Senate’s immigration bill.

“I have always placed my faith in the voters, and today’s vote shows they have placed their full faith in me.”

Tom DeLay, one month ago, after winning the Republican primary in his district.

“Because I care so deeply about this district and the people in it, I refuse to allow liberal Democrats an opportunity to steal this seat with a negative, personal campaign.”

Tom DeLay, in announcing his resignation on Tuesday.

“Who’s gonna win the basketball championship, now that’s important. Oh, Gonzaga and those four, five, six guys on the basketball court. Much more important than whether people are actually getting educated there.”

Punk rocker Jello Biafra, at a speech at Spokane Falls Community College.

“It’s not as though students are somehow flush. The average middle-income student is still falling short of affording a public institution.”

Luke Swarthout, of the Public Interest Research Group, on the rising cost of student loans.