He and I have shared a work space every day for two and a half years -- and I'm crushed. |
He doesn't have to check with the press office to see what we've said before. He's the president, it's his prerogative. |
He loves his rug. I've heard him describe it countless times. |
One way to look at it is that the need to respond aggressively is born out of the audacity of the Democratic attacks. ... We recognized the need to set the record straight in a way that hasn't been necessary since the campaign. |
People don't sit around here wallowing and wondering if we should go the school uniform route because we had some challenges last year. |
The president is at his best when he's answering real and difficult questions from a cross-section of Americans. |
We're returning to the structure we had at the beginning of the first term. All that changes is that the management of the day-to-day policy process will be put under Joel. Karl will keep the high-yield strategic role that he's always had. |
When you're giving a tour of the Oval Office, you're trying to point to things that emphasize what you're trying to do. For him, the optimism is very symbolic of what he wants his presidency to be about. |