Mark Shields
Mark Shields
Mark Shieldsis an American political columnist and commentator...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth25 May 1937
CountryUnited States of America
foreign-policy policy soviet-union
The organizing principle of the United States defensive foreign policy had been opposition to the Soviet Union. There is no more Soviet Union.
armed business confidence designed fear improve lawful life otherwise quality shot
These initiatives are designed to improve the quality of life of the residents and give them the confidence to go about their lawful business without fear of being shot at or otherwise being intimidated by armed criminals.
hardest runs whoever
It's going to be whoever runs the hardest each night.
boss sense-of-humor wonderful
One of the first things every press secretary assures you is, the boss has a wonderful sense of humor, because not to have a sense of humor is considered flagrantly un-American.
elsewhere extension fact force formula highly operation successful task
The establishment of the task force is in fact an extension of the highly successful formula we have used in Operation Kingfish and elsewhere in the world.
numbers strength-in-numbers
There is always strength in numbers
income united-states economy
The economy of the United States gross domestic product doubled from 1996 to 2015, doubled, more than, $8.8 trillion to $17.1 trillion. And the median household income went down.
smear-campaigns campaigns problem
The problem with smear campaigns is that too often they work.
vietnam bills chance
As Bill Clinton said so eloquently at the convention, during Vietnam there was a chance to serve; there was a chance not to serve.
campaigns biographies john-kerry
John Kerry's biography was central to his campaign.
nice guy nice-guy
Donald Trump picked a remarkably nice guy in Mike Pence.
creative like-you intimate
The person you're choosing is going to be 90 feet down the hall for four years. That's a pretty intimate and close relationship, and it better be somebody you're comfortable with, you like, you trust, you look forward to seeing, not someone you're coming up with creative ideas on how to avoid.
insiders
Politics, they all - talked to the insiders.
subsidies pay corporations
The corporations who invest in lobbyists, it pays in terms of tax loopholes, tax subsidies, all the rest. It pays. Clearly, the money has a big effect.