192 days to go

"I regret that a private comment I made to the vice-presidential candidate made it through the public airways."
     —Allentown, PA; September 5, 2000

195 days to go

"The government is not the surplus's money, Vice President."
     —As quoted in The Washington Post; November 5, 2000

Not quite sure if Dubya is addressing Dick or the budget here.

353 days to go

"It is incredibly presumptive for somebody who has not yet earned his party's nomination to start speculating about vice presidents."
     —Keene, NH; October 22, 1999; as quoted in the November 15, 1999 issue of The New Republic