9 Quotes by Tom Slade

She may be a big surprise for a lot of people.

It is both disgusting and heartbreaking to see our guys on our side of the aisle conducting themselves in a dishonorable fashion. We've reached the point where both parties are chasing the dollar bill so damned hard, they don't let their constituents get in the way of that search.

We had a 15-, 20-point lead. We were just whistling down the street. Now we're whistling past the graveyard.

We are as vulnerable as we have been in a number of years. It is not a pretty picture.

It would shock me to death if King is not successful in that race.

Putting together $10 million to $15 million worth of campaign funds without a huge push from Washington is a hurdle almost too high to jump. I would not want to be the guy who the state or federal party says, 'Congratulations! You're going to be the next Republican senator from Florida.

Every time you looked up you saw Dole, Kemp and McCain.

I don't see any front-runner. Nobody has paid any dues. This is a wide-open race. McCain would be a very stable influence - solid, honest, no fear of taking on tough ideas. He could come away from the group, rise to the surface. But does he want to do it?

You could make a very strong and persuasive argument that Katherine Harris is responsible for George Bush being the president of the United States. That argument being made, it would seem to me her IOU list would be infinitely long.