Quotes of the Day: Ron Saxton

In today's Oregonian profile on Ron Saxton, here's the candidate on the difference between 2002 and today:

"I don't think you can find any issue where I have changed the answer I would have given you four years ago," Saxton says, denying he's altered his political stripes.

From someone who helped Saxton in his school board race, on the difference between 2002 and today:

"It's a breathtaking right turn," says Mark Wiener, a mostly Democratic strategist who worked on Saxton's school board race. People who admired his moderate views "simply don't recognize the Ron Saxton they see today."

Hmmm...