Waldo Jaquith Quotations

I was raised with the idea that the word hate is extremely strong. So it might be OK to hate Adolf Hitler. It's OK to hate Satan. These are acceptable figures to whom the word hate can apply. I would proudly wear the badge of hater of many of Bush's policies. But the man? I don't like him, but hate him?

Four years ago was a surprise to everybody, and it was because we Democrats ran two candidates who hated each other, wouldn't campaign together, and the non-incumbent failed to do the work necessary to win. I regard it as a fluke.

Part of my surprise comes from having come of age while Bill Clinton was president - and I found it as unfathomable then as I do now that some Republicans hate now and hated then President Clinton as much as they did. I found the politics of personal attack really distasteful - and I resolved then that I would not treat the president like that. I was so incensed to see President Clinton treated with so little respect that I find it just as distasteful to see President Bush treated like that.

Rob Schilling was the primary advocate for an elected school board for years. That's a feather in his cap. But whether or not that's going to make anybody vote for him, I don't know. It's something that he's done, not something that he's promising to do. So I don't know that it's going to make a difference.

Usually kids are making idle threats-- almost always.

That might be idealistic. It might be naive. But I certainly hope it is the case that these self-described Bush-haters actually hate his policies. They might find him distasteful or a simpleton - pick your insulting term. But he's a tough guy to hate. He seems like a nice guy, when you get right down to it.

It's exciting for Charlottesville because it's a huge economic opportunity for the city. We're going to have thousands of people flocking from around the country. It's going to be a zoo, but a very profitable zoo.