Notable Quotes of the Week: July 10

Notable quotes from political leaders and analysts.

Barack Obama - Notable quotes from political leaders and analysts on the issues of the week.“Never in our history has the United States defaulted on its debt. The debt ceiling should not be something that is used as a gun against the heads of the American people to extract tax breaks for corporate jet owners or oil and gas companies that are making billions of dollars because the price of gasoline has gone up so high. I mean, I’m happy to have those debates. I think the American people are on my side on this.”--President Obama on the debt limit. (Photo: AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Vin Weber - “She’s got hometown appeal, she’s got ideological appeal, and, I hate to say it, but she’s got a little sex appeal, too."--Vin Weber, top aide to Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty, commenting on the challenge of beating Rep. Michele Bachmann in the Iowa caucuses and the upcoming Ames straw poll.(Photo: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
/content/dam/betcom/images/2011/03/Politics/0311-politics-Keith-Ellison.JPGPatrick Buchanan - “I tell ya: Obama will fold.”--MSNBC analyst Patrick Buchanan predicting that President Obama will cave to Republicans’ conditions for raising the debt ceiling conditions.(Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

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Barack Obama - Notable quotes from political leaders and analysts on the issues of the week.“Never in our history has the United States defaulted on its debt. The debt ceiling should not be something that is used as a gun against the heads of the American people to extract tax breaks for corporate jet owners or oil and gas companies that are making billions of dollars because the price of gasoline has gone up so high. I mean, I’m happy to have those debates. I think the American people are on my side on this.”--President Obama on the debt limit. (Photo: AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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