WEEKEND QUOTABLES

“I am convinced the city is going in the wrong direction” and that it needs “real leadership that is both accountable and accessible.” -- At CTU dinner

Jeremy Haile

But we don’t just punish people for being poor. In some cases, we punish them for being punished. -- The Sentencing Project

Mary Landrieu's great understatement

"...the South "has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans." -- TPM

Rich Miller

 I don’t know who will win the election. But I sure know who lost. You. -- Capitol Fax.com

Beachwood Reporter to Ald. Deb Mell 

.@debmell Are you going as an alderman who wasn't installed by her father? #justjoking #happyhalloween
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 31, 2014