“Normally that's not a big deal. But all the trees still have leaves on them and the soil is very saturated from the rain. That makes it easier for the winds to drag down trees.”
“The judge adhered to the basic democratic principles built into the Freedom of Information Act, ... Only an informed public can intelligently decide whether its government is doing a good or a bad job.”
“The fact that the president is now seeding the Supreme Court with people who have been handmaidens in his efforts to increase the power of the executive without any check or oversight whatsoever is very disturbing.”
“We were disappointed that they decided to go ahead with the filing of the lawsuit. It has utterly no merit whatsoever, and we're convinced that we will prevail in court.”
“In reality, it reflects an attempt by the Bush administration to exercise unchecked power without the inconvenient interference of the other co-equal branches of government.”
