Delaware Sen. Joe Biden

On an Obama campaign plan in which people earning more than $250,000 a year would pay more in taxes:

“You got it, it’s time to be patriotic, Kate. Time to jump in. Time to be part of the deal. Time to help get America out of the rut. And the way to do that is, they’re still gonna pay less taxes than they paid under Reagan.”

ABC News interview with Kate Snow, Sept. 18



On leadership in an economic crisis:

“Part of what a leader does is to instill confidence, is demonstrate that he or she knows what they’re talking about, and communicates to people, ‘If you listen to me and follow what I’m suggesting, we can fix this.’ When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on television and didn’t just talk about the, you know, the princes of greed, he said, ‘Look, here’s what happened.’”

CBS News interview with Katie Couric, Sept. 22

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

On whether she agrees with the Bush doctrine:

“In what respect, Charlie? ... His world view? ... I believe that what President Bush has attempted to do is rid this world of Islamic extremism, terrorists who are hell-bent on destroying our nation. There have been blunders along the way, though.”

ABC News interview with Charles Gibson, Sept. 11



On whether she has been involved with any negotiations with the Russians:

“We have trade missions back and forth. We—we do—it’s very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where—where do they go? It’s Alaska. It’s just right over the border. It is—from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to—to our state.”

CBS interview, Sept. 25