James Douglas

At a time of economic recession, the need for Medicaid and other safety net services is even greater. And we don't want to raise taxes on people who are having a tough time paying their bills.

The people in Dominica and the small communities where I were had no idea who I was, and there's no better security than that.

France is a pretty stable democracy, but incidents occur. And I was pleased to have police accompaniment.

We've got people, our friends and neighbors, who are losing their jobs, factories being closed. We have to get America moving again.

Governor Kempthorne of Idaho, our chairman of the National Governors Association, is doing a great job bringing all of the nation's governors together to work as partners with the federal government.

I think the governors would all agree that what we don't want from the federal government is unfunded mandates.

I like to think of thoughts as living blossoms borne by the human tree.

Well, I don't think so, because the president and members of Congress and governors have the same constituents. It's the American people who are hurting.

I always felt that a governor surrenders a certain amount of privacy. And I came to accept that.

Care shouldn't start in the emergency room.

It is a good idea to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presences may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought.

I've made a commitment that state spending in Vermont won't grow any more than the rate of inflation plus population growth.