U.S. Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.) brought his mistress along on a taxpayer-funded trip to Europe, and U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings -- then chair of the House ethics committee -- was there to watch it all happen.
"I don't want to vote for a rock star. I want somebody who is going to take care of the issues."
- Eric Oleson, an administrator at South Puget Sound Community College, explaining his internal struggle on voting for or against U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) as the next president.