Tom in the News

I'm getting quoted lately -- not sure why:

Forest Grove News Times
Best lines:

“I think it is a repudiation of whatever plan we thought we had before this and it’s a clear indication that we have to rebuild and rethink and take very seriously the obligation that we have now as the minority party in the state,” Cox said.

Cox hopes that the Republicans, now solidly in the minority in Salem, will focus on putting pressure on Democrats regarding tax issues.

“If you want to turn a Democrat into a vulnerable Democrat get him to vote for a bunch of tax increases in a down economy,” Cox said. “If that’s their strategy, don’t let me interrupt them.”

PolitickerOR
Best line:
“Right now, we’re losers,” Cox said. “We haven’t lost, we’re just having a bad couple of years. We behaved ourselves into a hole, and we need to behave ourselves out of it.”