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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Washington is getting more and more of a reputation of being a pretty hard-knuckled place to operate, where you could end up leaving potentially tarnished by the experience.
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There's a feeling that he's genuine, ... And that can be strange for a fellow with his dynastic history. But he's more Midland (Texas) than Greenwich, Connecticut.
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There's no question it's a new strategy. Coming to Charlotte, as well as going to Cleveland, is not what used to be known as a 'Rose Garden strategy.' It's not to jolly people up. It's an attempt to ... keep Americans behind him -- and patient.
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There's no way he can be in the inner, inner circle. He hasn't paid his dues enough for that. He can sit at the table, he can even say things, but he understands that.
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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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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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No question about it. It is overwhelmingly the issue.
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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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A president's second term is like an hour glass with the sand running out.
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Presidents never get everyone they want -- no one does. There's simply no doubt that while these are fascinating jobs and interesting times ... some people are pleased to be mentioned and happy not to accept.
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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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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.