That would have been a big plus for the president. You get the blame when you're the top dog. And in this case, I think there is no doubt that we had inadequate preparation and we've had inadequate response. |
The fault line here is really among the fiscally conservative Republicans, who are uneasy about deficits. |
The pending complaint on DeLay was on the Texas case (over political fund raising), |
The pivotal moment in the 1992 campaign was when [the first President] Bush said, 'The economy is not as bad as you think it is'. If this president reaches a point where he's suggesting the same thing -- and that's not far from where they are now -- then they have a problem. |
The Republicans will make a bonfire under Jim McDermott, |
There is extreme nervousness about November. The last thing that members want is to be out there in a tough campaign, where the wind is at your face, defending the indefensible. |
There's a sense that there is a culture of cronyism and corruption and incompetence |
There's no question that it will hurt him and it will hurt him significantly. He's still getting the solid support from his base. The question now is whether his performance with the hurricane begins to affect his performance with his base. |
This is a major fork in the road for him. |
This is a powerful partnership. |
This is not just a one-way street. |
To a large degree the durability of this compromise is going to depend on the actions of President Bush. He can keep it or blow it up. It depends on what kind of judges he nominates. |
We build people up who have positions of power or visibility and venerate them and then have to show they have feet of clay. |
What Gore needs, to counter the anti-Clinton, anti-Gore sentiment that's out there for a number of Democrats, is strong labor backing. And this issue is a thorn in the side of organized labor. This is a headache. It's not yet the level of a migraine. |
What she did just makes you cringe. It's clearly unethical by any standard. |