We’re interested in the broader issue that states should keep their own fuel taxes. We don’t want it run through Washington. Why should Connecticut pay for what’s going on in Wyoming and Wyoming pay for the New York City subway system?

—Grover Norquist, indicating no real awareness of how cross-subsidies work and have worked in state, federal and local finances: via Bloomberg

My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress. It’s time for our government to get serious about shared sacrifice.

—Warren Buffet: via NYT

Notwithstanding the merit of his @nytimes Op-Ed today, I think Warren Buffet is self-serving and frankly full of shit.

—Mo Koyfman, Spark Capital: via Twitter