I think you can expect advisers to think that the work of advisers is very, very important, but frankly, I think if you’re to go back and look at where the sentiment changed, it was with the debates.

— Mitt Romney, in an interview on the Today Show, dismissing the role of his advisers in his bounce back after losing the South Carolina primary.

Vote for Newt. Annoy a liberal. Vote Newt. Keep this vetting process going, keep the debate going.

— Sarah Palin, quoted by National Review.

O.K., we’ve all seen this one on Facebook, although I think it does a disservice to Dwight:

But what can we discover about Callista Gingrich from this?

Here’s my theory. Remember when Newt told Mrs. Gingrich II that Callista didn’t care who he sleeps with? I think if Mrs. G III were to loosen up that helmet [...]

25

Number of additional seats Democrats must win in order to regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012.

12.2%

Amount American consumption of meat has dropped since 2007. While Americans still consume 1/6 of the animal tissue eaten worldwide, the 5-year plunge is significant. The government, however, continues to subsidize growing corn and soybeans for use as animal feed.

Nice little video from Team Obama.

I don’t know what the Republican establishment is. I haven’t learned the secret handshake, and I don’t know where to go for a membership card.

— Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), quoted by Time.

$800,000

Amount Texas taxpayers were billed in travel costs for a security detail to travel with Gov. Rick Perry largely on out-of-state events tied to his presidential campaign from September through November, the Austin American Statesman reports.

I hope not.

— Former Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS), when asked by CBS News whether he thought Newt Gingrich had a chance to be president.

The blind trust is an age-old ruse. You give a blind trust rules. You can say to a blind trust, don’t invest in properties which would be in conflict of interest or where the seller might think they’re going to get an advantage from me.

— Mitt Romney, in a 1994 debate with Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA). Romney currently defends his own investments on the grounds he can’t control money in a “blind trust.”