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Tue, 02/19/2008 - 15:35 — katina.strauch

"I'll Be Sober in the Morning: Great Political Comebacks, Putdowns, & Ripostes," edited by Chris Lamb, illustrated by Steve Stegelin. Charleston, SC: Frontline Press, 2007. 9780972382946. $15. 195 p.

Cris Lamb is a professor of Communication at the College of Charleston where he teaches journalism. You all know how I like quotes. Well, this is a hilariously charming book of responses to something said or done. Check it out! Here's one of my favorites: "Daniel Webster, when offered the Vice Presidency in 1828, indignantly replied: "I do not propose to be buried until I am dead."

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