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I'm the lamest lame duck there could be.

In the first State of the Union of his second term, President Bush made clear to Americans tonight that he is not going to play the role of a lame duck President.

For a member to say, 'I'm a lame duck' violates political science 101.

The perils of duck hunting are great - especially for the duck.

The government shut down 12 times under Democratic House Speaker Tip O'Neill. It was only shut down twice while I was speaker.

I think places that need the rubber duck the most are the ones in distress.

I mean, the death in the late eighties and early nineties really shook out a lot of hacks. The pond just sort of dried up for a lot of really bad comedians.

People often say that a bad event is a 'blessing in disguise.' Trust me, experience will teach you that some are unbelievably well disguised. Everyone gets fired, or decides to make a radical change at some point. Everyone suffers setbacks.

I have a lot of bad days.

I don't say bad things about my Republican colleagues, ever.