Politiquotes of the Week: April 13

Santorum bows out: Romney and Obama camps spar over women.

Obama and Mitt Romney - In a move that has helped Mitt Romney all but cinch the GOP nomination, Rick Santorum exited the campaign trail this week. But that’s not what people are talking about. The big news is a debate between the Obama and Romney camps about the so-called war on women. —Joyce Jones(Photos from left: Marc Serota/Getty Images, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Obama and Mitt Romney - In a move that has helped Mitt Romney all but cinch the GOP nomination, Rick Santorum exited the campaign trail this week. But that’s not what people are talking about. The big news is a debate between the Obama and Romney camps about the so-called war on women. —Joyce Jones(Photos from left: Marc Serota/Getty Images, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Mitt Romney - “The Democrats, I think, in anticipation of the anger of the women in America have been saying, ‘Oh, Republicans are waging a war on women.’ Oh no, the real war on women has been waged by this president’s economic policies. They have failed American women,” Mitt Romney said.(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Mitt Romney - “The Democrats, I think, in anticipation of the anger of the women in America have been saying, ‘Oh, Republicans are waging a war on women.’ Oh no, the real war on women has been waged by this president’s economic policies. They have failed American women,” Mitt Romney said.(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Hilary Rosen - “What you have is Mitt Romney running around the country, saying, 'Well, you know, my wife tells me that what women really care about are economic issues, and when I listen to my wife, that’s what I’m hearing.' Guess what? His wife has actually never worked a day in her life,” said Democratic adviser Hilary Rosen in an appearance on CNN. Rosen created a firestorm over the merits of being a stay-at-home mom.(Photo: Courtesy CNN)

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Hilary Rosen - “What you have is Mitt Romney running around the country, saying, 'Well, you know, my wife tells me that what women really care about are economic issues, and when I listen to my wife, that’s what I’m hearing.' Guess what? His wife has actually never worked a day in her life,” said Democratic adviser Hilary Rosen in an appearance on CNN. Rosen created a firestorm over the merits of being a stay-at-home mom.(Photo: Courtesy CNN)

Ann Romney - “I made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. Believe me, it was hard work,” Tweeted Ann Romney, responding to Hilary Rosen’s remarks.(Photo: Courtesy Twitter)

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Ann Romney - “I made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. Believe me, it was hard work,” Tweeted Ann Romney, responding to Hilary Rosen’s remarks.(Photo: Courtesy Twitter)

Michelle Obama - “Every mother works hard, and every woman deserves to be respected. –mo,” Tweeted First Lady Michelle Obama.(Photo: Courtesy Twitter)

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Michelle Obama - “Every mother works hard, and every woman deserves to be respected. –mo,” Tweeted First Lady Michelle Obama.(Photo: Courtesy Twitter)

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Hilary Rosen - “I apologize to Ann Romney and anyone else who was offended,” Rosen said in a statement after being deluged by criticism for her comments about mothers who choose not to work outside the home. “Let’s declare peace in this phony war and go back to focus on the substance.”(Photo: Courtesy CNN)

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Hilary Rosen - “I apologize to Ann Romney and anyone else who was offended,” Rosen said in a statement after being deluged by criticism for her comments about mothers who choose not to work outside the home. “Let’s declare peace in this phony war and go back to focus on the substance.”(Photo: Courtesy CNN)

Foster Friess - “There are a lot of things that haven’t been hammered at because Rick and Mitt have been going at each other,” said Foster Friess, a former benefactor to Rick Santorum, during an interview on Fox Business Network. “Now that they have trained their barrels on President Obama, I hope his Teleprompters are bullet-proof.”(Photo: Courtesy FOX)

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Foster Friess - “There are a lot of things that haven’t been hammered at because Rick and Mitt have been going at each other,” said Foster Friess, a former benefactor to Rick Santorum, during an interview on Fox Business Network. “Now that they have trained their barrels on President Obama, I hope his Teleprompters are bullet-proof.”(Photo: Courtesy FOX)

Rick Santorum - “We are not done fighting. We will continue to fight for those voices. We will continue to fight for the Americans who stood up and gave us that air under our wings that allowed us to accomplish things that no political expert would have ever expected,” said Rick Santorum as he announced he was suspending his White House bid.(Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

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Rick Santorum - “We are not done fighting. We will continue to fight for those voices. We will continue to fight for the Americans who stood up and gave us that air under our wings that allowed us to accomplish things that no political expert would have ever expected,” said Rick Santorum as he announced he was suspending his White House bid.(Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Stephen Colbert - "Many are speculating that Santorum dropped out now to avoid the embarrassment of losing to Mitt Romney in his own state," said comedian Stephen Colbert, referring to the upcoming Pennsylvania primary. “[Given] the number of houses Mitt Romney owns, Pennsylvania is probably his home state, too."(Photo: Courtesy Comedy Central)

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Stephen Colbert - "Many are speculating that Santorum dropped out now to avoid the embarrassment of losing to Mitt Romney in his own state," said comedian Stephen Colbert, referring to the upcoming Pennsylvania primary. “[Given] the number of houses Mitt Romney owns, Pennsylvania is probably his home state, too."(Photo: Courtesy Comedy Central)

Ron Paul - "They ask me if I'm going to quit. I thought we were just getting started. We have a revolution to fight, a country to change," said Texas Rep. Ron Paul on staying in the GOP presidential nominating race.(Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images)

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Ron Paul - "They ask me if I'm going to quit. I thought we were just getting started. We have a revolution to fight, a country to change," said Texas Rep. Ron Paul on staying in the GOP presidential nominating race.(Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images)

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Romney Campaign - “We’ll get back to you on that,” said a Romney aide after a six-second pause when asked during a conference call with reporters whether the candidate supports the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which makes it easier for women to challenge unequal pay. President Barack Obama signed the act into law in 2009. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Romney Campaign - “We’ll get back to you on that,” said a Romney aide after a six-second pause when asked during a conference call with reporters whether the candidate supports the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which makes it easier for women to challenge unequal pay. President Barack Obama signed the act into law in 2009. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Barack Obama - “In this country, prosperity has never trickled down from the wealthy few. Prosperity has always come from the bottom up,” President Obama said in a speech at Florida Atlantic University calling for higher taxes for the wealthy. “And yet we keep on having the same argument with folks who don’t seem to understand how it is that America got built.”(Photo: Marc Serota/Getty Images)

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Barack Obama - “In this country, prosperity has never trickled down from the wealthy few. Prosperity has always come from the bottom up,” President Obama said in a speech at Florida Atlantic University calling for higher taxes for the wealthy. “And yet we keep on having the same argument with folks who don’t seem to understand how it is that America got built.”(Photo: Marc Serota/Getty Images)

Newt Gingrich - Newt Gingrich, responding to questions this week about bouncing a $500 check for the Utah primary filing fee, dismissed it as “one of those goofy things.”(Photo: Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)

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Newt Gingrich - Newt Gingrich, responding to questions this week about bouncing a $500 check for the Utah primary filing fee, dismissed it as “one of those goofy things.”(Photo: Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)