Google labs has a great toy for us bloggers during this election season. Called In Quotes it combs news sources and presents you with direct quotes for the candidates of your choice.

It shows a lot of promise. Want to find some pithy quotes from Senator McCain or Obama on oil? Its there. Unfortunately the selection of public figures is a bit eclectic now. I was pleased to see the inclusion of Bob Barr, but was disappointed that Ron Paul was once again ignored.

Still this tool is in the Labs section of Google, which means it will only get better as time goes on.