Ross Baker
Ross Baker
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He really has got to use the State of the Union to bolster his support, to really try to cement the kind of emotional support that he has enjoyed in the past from people.
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He has the nimbleness and fancy footwork of a prima ballerina.
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It's helpful for a member to be able to embrace a president. If not, they're very much alone.
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It's a very ominous sign for his leadership. Frankly, I'm sort of astonished that it hasn't happened before now, but it's a great tribute to either their loyalty to Tom DeLay or their fear of him.
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There's a strange minuet going on. In some ways, even the activists feel they could do a lot worse than Roberts, but they can't say it. They have to put up some kind of fight.
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His timing, I think, was unfortunate. A junior senator in the minority party doesn't get much of an opportunity to shine.
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He obviously has to offer some words of reassuring to people on Medicare who've been baffled by the prescription drug program and encourage them to hang in.
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It's a very pointed message in a very public forum to someone about to assume the most important seat on the court, ... Whether he heeds it or not, Roberts can't be indifferent that the Senate is upset about the Supreme Court usurping the functions of Congress, second guessing them, and belittling their reasoning.
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The president may have to do with the State of the Union address something that rarely gets done with State of the Union addresses - and that is to be inspirational.
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While the subject matter doesn't have an impact on the daily concerns of people in Ewing Township, chairmanships give you bargaining power with members of other committees. There is a prestige factor involved. You become a part of a select group of House leaders.