LABOR DAY WEEKEND QUOTABLES

Pres. Obama

“I know well that we are weary of war. The American people have the good sense to know we cannot resolve the underlying conflict in Syria with our military.”  -- August 31st Speech

British historian, Tim Stanley

“So we basically taught Obama to respect his own constitution.  No need to thank us, America.” -- New York Times

 Sec. of Labor, Thomas Perez

"Blah, blah, blahbitty blah." -- Statement on Labor Day

The Guardian

Chicago Atty. Matt Farmer

“The schools that are closed routinely in this city since 1997 are located in largely poor, largely African-American neighborhoods in the south and west sides of Chicago. Fifty years after the 'I Have a Dream speech,' we are still not providing a quality education to our poor, our children of color.  It is happening all over the country. So what is going on in Chicago is a microcosm of that fight.” -- Voice of America 

Jay Diskey, Assoc. of American Publishers

"The days of thinking that only Texas, California and Florida matter are behind us." -- Austin American Statesman