Blunt puts a pleasant and reasonable face on the effort to win votes in the House ... and explain issues to the public. We need that kind of image. |
Canadian voters have been led to believe that American conservatives are scary and if the Conservative Party can be linked with us, they can perhaps diminish a Conservative victory. |
conservatism. |
Frankly, Republicans are held to a higher standard, mainly because they are the ones who always preach morality. I think voters are going to punish them over this. |
I can tell you that there probably is no greater megaphone for anti-faith values. |
I could not support him for president. |
I do not believe all the happy talk that the Republicans have been putting out that, 'Oh, the meetings are going so well and everything is going great and there won't be a filibuster' and all of this. |
I don't think he will be a liability, but his potency to go in and campaign for a candidate may be significantly eroded. |
I don't think the president can be as helpful in this case. I think the senators and some outside groups will have to really pull out the stops. |
I just know from being around the bend for 40 years when I see an administration that needs more invigoration, and this one clearly does, and I still think they could use another one or two people. |
I mention him oftentimes to grass-roots people who call me and say: 'What are we doing? We don't have a candidate in 2008,' |
I promised the White House that if I am satisfied with the hearings, I'll support her. |
I'm getting reports on both sides. Some people are quite enthused about her and other people are very upset. The grass-roots are not happy, I can tell you that. |
If she does well enough at the hearing, I may be able to support her, but I'm very skeptical. |
If we get together and get behind a single candidate, we can be formidable. |