Parties Quotes

[Crowley said Clinton was] determined ... if the parties can see their way forward. - George W. Bush

[Collins] achieves success because he is flexible in trying to work with interested parties and concerned citizens in coming to a middle-ground solution when there are concerns. Having local developers is a big plus to the city, because of their knowledge of local conditions and neighborhoods. - Karl Brendle

[Christian Democrats held out hope for a Merkel-led alliance of the two main parties.] I do not rule out anybody revising their position... we are not playing for time. - Angela Merkel

[Carl Bildt, the top civilian peace accord administrator, said the 2,000-strong international police force that is supposed to be in place by January 31 cannot force the Bosnian people to respect the accord.] The responsibility is mainly on the parties. It's their peace agreement, not ours, ... Freedom of movement will have to be guaranteed one way or another. - Carl Bildt

[Calling it an] astonishing attempt to hijack the management of the 388 areas of our nation's park system and convert them into vastly diminished areas where almost anything goes, ... until recently, both political parties have viewed the management of our parks as an 'off limits area' where . . . decisions are made based on what is truly in the public's interest. These draft policies shatter that precedent in favor of smash-and-grab politics that would weaken the preservation and protection of the areas that previous generations have added to the system. - Bill Wade

[But the polls do suggest that plenty of women are in motion, and Kerry has had to struggle since the beginning of this race to win them over a struggle he can't afford to lose, given that men back Bush over Kerry by a solid margin. Al Gore carried the women's vote by 11 percentage points in 2000, but it was still not enough to win him the White House.] Both parties have had a gender gap Democrats with men and Republicans with women, ... At the moment, our gender gap has been fixed, and theirs hasn't. - Ken Mehlman

[But one Republican said he thought such procedural fights were losing political causes for both parties.] I don't think it gets any of us anywhere... I think the country is uneasy now, and I think it is important that the government, Republicans and Democrats, listen to what they are asking about. - Jeff Sessions

[Both parties yesterday described the talks as] fruitful and serious ... I was pleasantly surprised that we were able to discuss the matters at hand, only ten days after such a campaign. - Angela Merkel

[Because the Christian Democrats finished first, they will get the first crack at putting together a new government in negotiations with other parties, a process that could take days or even weeks.] We had hoped for a better result... The campaign is over, and now we need to create a stable government for the people of Germany. This is our mandate. - Angela Merkel

[Another trend watcher, Helen Job, a forecaster with the Worth Global Style Network, monitors the site to keep up with the club scene.] It's important for me to know what parties are going on, and who's out and about... It's a good party. - Mark Hunter