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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At this stage of an administration, nearly six years into it, it's incredibly difficult to get new people. Time is short. The most creative, interesting things have already been done.
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That's big guns, ... wants it clear that the administration is behind him.
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Cindy Sheehan had one glorious shining moment and she took advantage of it and the peace movement took advantage of her as it created the attention that the movement hadn't had previously.
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But it's embarrassing when they're caught at it. This time, we caught them leaking from the top.
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I mean this is primarily about Iraq. There is no sense talking about his education policy or something like that. I mean he has been in office now for nearly six years. He has got one major policy in which he has thrown all the chips into the game. Is it going to work? We shall see.
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I gather that there are drifts in different races. I don't see any great breeze bowing all the races in any one direction.
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That is not an unsubstantial year for the president.
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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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It's very often a good thing in a second administration, because it's difficult to bring new people in from the outside ? time is short, all the creative things have already been done. Quite often the best you are capable of doing is moving things around.
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It's more likely that a president will be there -- wherever there is -- and will speak more promptly after a disaster to a very large audience,
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This may be something that is not as permanent as it may look at the moment.
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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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A big, bipartisan vote sends a message to the Iraqis and the White House. It's very, very significant.
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They took a story that was going to be laugh lines for late-night comedians and turned it into a front-page story. There was something in their attitude there that I think is going to have a lingering effect, about how a certain arrogance seemed to have crept into the White House complex.