Speakeasy

Published June 27, 2008 4:00am ET



Oh come on, Bob! That’s a totally hypothetical question, although I appreciate the implicit flattery that comes with that question.”

– retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, when asked by Johns Hopkins University’s Robert Guttman on Thursday whether he’d accept a vice presidential nod.

“I know your staff isn’t stupid enough to tell you you’re stupid.”

– Brookings Institution President Strobe Talbott, addressing Sen. Chuck Hagel at an event Thursday.