"I have been a practitioner of tough politics for many decades. There is little that amazes me and even less that shocks me."
"I became a Republican in the summer of 1972. I was involved in running President Nixon's re-election campaign in California and became part of his administration at the start of his second term."
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Source: Commentary: Stop throwing dirt on GOP 'grave' by Ed Rollins, www.cnn.com. May 14, 2009.
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