Stephen Hess
Stephen Hess
Stephen H. Hessis a senior fellow emeritus in the Governance Studies program at the Brookings Institution. He studies media, the U.S. presidency, political dynasties and the U.S. government. He first joined Brookings in 1972 and was distinguished research professor of media and public affairs at the George Washington University. He served on Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon's White House staff and as an adviser to Presidents Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter...
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They're in trouble. He's going to continue to have some victories, but they're going to be harder and harder to get.
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This is a situation in which the vice president by definition is a shadow, ... He must move the way the president moves, he can't move independently and at this point he should move forcefully.
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This is not a great shake-up. This is not the beginning of a great exodus. This is probably one person who stayed too long.
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This is not a full-fledged mea culpa. But by presidential standards, it's there, or pretty close to it, ... The government did screw up, and he is president of the United States.
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The most important thing in the long run in the United States was the appointment of two new justices to the Supreme Court.
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That showed me he'll carry loyalty to a point - which is part of what presidents do,
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A president's second term is like an hour glass with the sand running out.
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This gives him more opportunities to move up in political terms, He's tarnished, and you don't re-buff yourself with one exercise.
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This could be the biggest investigation of 2006.
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They either refuse to comment or say rather pleasant things.
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The year's gone well economically. The president has had moderate success in his legislative program, probably more than the public has given him credit for.
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Very early on, she will work out her sound bite, and that will be her sound bite. And she will not deviate from that, so after a while, that will lose its sting.
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The president has made it very clear: no looking back, no regrets. He feels this was the right thing to do.
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The presidency is a huge echo chamber magnifying every little thing he does.