"I was so irate at the carryings-on at the Republican convention, I thought that if I can do anything to make sure that George Bush doesn't get elected again - up to and including shaking hands with Tipper Gore - I'll do it. I mean, it's that bad... I take back every bad thing I ever said about Clinton and Gore...Whoever or whatever George Bush is, if you look at his friends, or his fellow travelers, I don't want to see those fellow travelers anywhere near Washington, D.C. Enough already with Pat Robertson and these guys! So I even considered calling the Clinton campaign and say I'd be happy to give them an endorsement if they thought it would be beneficial to them. They might want to run screaming in the other direction. "

Frank Zappa, October 1, 1992, from an interview with the Los Angeles Times
(attributed to St. Alphonzo's Pancake Homepage)

"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy -- but that could change."

George W. Bush, May 22, 1998