random photographer, advancer of rail transport in los angeles

quotes:

mayor of los angeles, antonio villaraigosa, when asked about federal bailout

"We have a trillion-dollar war that is continuing to rack up. We have an economy -- a minimum $700 billion [bailout of housing mortgages], they're saying maybe more than a trillion dollars. ...This isn't Monopoly money."

Winston Churchill

“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”