Quotes of the Week

Born in Texas. The very first thing I liked about her.

GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz, introducing Carly Fiorina as his vice presidential pick should he snag the presidential nomination. Fiorina was born in Texas, but left when she was two and is better known as a Californian.

Texans will smile. This is what we do. But the rest of the country looks at Texas with a mix of puzzlement and disdain when we do that kind of stuff.

SMU political science professor Cal Jillson, on Cruz playing up Fiorina's Texas roots

Lucifer in the flesh. I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.

Former House Speaker John Boehner, giving a frank opinion of Ted Cruz during a discussion of the current presidential field this week at Stanford University

That's gotta be hyperbole, but I mean that a candidate — whether they believe it or not — would think that appeals to the American people. This is frightening.

Conservative megadonor Charles Koch, criticizing Ted Cruz in a Sunday interview with ABC News for his promise on the campaign trail to carpet bomb ISIS

I have never seen a human being eat in such a disgusting fashion. This guy takes a pancake and he's shoving it in his mouth. It’s disgusting.

GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, expanding the scope of his insults of his rivals for the nomination to include a critique of how Ohio Gov. John Kasich eats