Kathleen Sullivan Quotes (12 Quotes)

We need to decrease front-loading, increase diversity, recognize Iowa and New Hampshire laws and traditions and have a calendar that will let us elect a Democrat to the White House.

Siebel is celebrating its triumph over the SEC. This was a win not only for Siebel but for all public companies trying to do the right thing, ... We contested the SEC's claims in order to exonerate the company and its executives and to bring clarity to an important issue that was mishandled by the regulators.

Instead of focusing on electing a president in 2008, this commission appears to be heading down a precipitous path. If you have all theses caucuses front-loaded, Democrats will end up with a nominee by the middle of January.

I have a hard time believing they didn't discuss this.

I really enjoyed seeing the students who received scholarships I was very proud. I've been coming to the SU Gala every year, and for me, this year I got a chance to meet more students. We had a Sullivan Scholar at our table, and I enjoyed talking to her. We had a chance to show our appreciation for the students.

The commission has recommended a very bad plan. It is my belief that it makes the nominating process much more narrow and less democratic. You will have a Democratic nominee chosen in three weeks in January of 2008.

The party is just one small piece of the larger prevention effort, but it is vital to teach young people that having fun does not need to involve alcohol,

It's a clear warning shot across the bow not to apply the regulation in nit-picking cases. Though the SEC says it wants more disclosure to investors, Regulation FD in fact chills corporate speech and puts executives in fear that a variation in verb tense or body language will lead to charges of a violation.

It is clear, based on the Court's ruling today, that Siebel Systems did not violate the spirit or letter of Regulation FD. We contested the SEC's claims in order to exonerate the company and its executives and to bring clarity to an important issue that was mishandled by the regulators. This was a win not only for Siebel but for all public companies trying to do the right thing.

The wheels have come off the Bush bus. People are mad. We could win Congress. But Democrats need to explain why we can do a better job.

We'll never know how effective it was. ... Sununu won by a bigger margin than anyone expected. But that's not the point. It was wrong. ... We have 400 (state) legislative races. The intent may have been to influence one election, but it may have affected hundreds of races.

I have been fortunate to be granted permission to sign briefs in the California Supreme Court twice in the past based on 'special expertise' in an area of law. I look forward to doing so again in the future.