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"It's been years, decades, since a president has lost a major trade initiative. That would be bad headlines."
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"There's never a dearth of reasons to shoot at the President."

"President Bush has been silent on Schwarzenegger. Of course, he can't pronounce Schwarzenegger."

"I think with new president Chris Pook of CART, he is very active and strong."

"Sure, it is apparent that presidents are looking at polls, but they are also stepping up on issues. President Clinton stepped up on tobacco. He shaped the polls on the tobacco issue."

"Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to be ready to speak at the drop of a hat, and I learned something more, the trustees were expected to be ready to speak at the passing of the hat."

"I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President."

"Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts."

"I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president."

"With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses."
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"One of the things that Africa needs, everybody seems to agree, is some measure of debt relief."

"Journalists are accused of being lapdogs when they don't ask the hard questions, but then accused of being rude when they do. Good thing we have tough hides."

"Whatever their motivations, lawmakers on both side of the aisle have certainly discovered that immigration is one of those issues that resonate strongly with the public."

"Folks who are getting their strokes in the South are not as unhappy with Howard Dean. You don't see anybody starting any movement to get him out of office."

"If it were the Clinton people, they'd be sitting around figuring out how to pull themselves out. Instead the president is continuing to go around the country and peddling Social Security, which the needle is not moving on."

"There seems to be more abiding interest in unearthing old memos abroad than there is here."

"When the President was asked about global warming at a public appearance yesterday, he responded by talking about America's addiction to oil. You make the connection."

"A lot of Democrats are not that upset with Howard Dean. Howard Dean gets out here and he says these inflammatory things, and he doesn't apologize. He doesn't back down a little bit."
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