[Bush] has got strong players on international issues and on terrorism. He doesn't have strong players on the economy. You could say there's a congenital Bush family problem in this area. |
If you talk to people at the White House privately over a drink, off the record, they will tell you they made a mistake [by not going] to Wall Street. |
It's amazing to say, and this is not an exaggeration, that Bob Rubin has more influence today on Capitol Hill than the current Treasury Secretary. |
The majority of Republicans on [Capitol] Hill want him out. They feel he's undercut them [and] made comments that have been very undiplomatic. |
Won the war, lost the economy, lost the election. That's the mantra that haunts these people. |