Ron Fournier Quotes

I'm hearing echoes of Bill Clinton, circa 1996, in President Obama's reelection rhetoric.

It's a bit unfair to accuse Obama of dividing the nation when the facts show that it already is.

With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership.

Blending hard-bitten realism with long-view optimism, Obama said that every 20 or 30 years brings a new cycle of pessimism in America.

Obama ran a hard-edged and negative campaign against Romney, hoping to convince recession-weary voters that his rival was unworthy of the job.

Clearly, the Obama presidency hasn't wiped out racial prejudices.

Palin seems to have forgotten that her poll ratings have plummeted since the summer of 2011.

Don't stigmatize in a rush to explain inexplicable evil.

If Mitt Romney is vanilla, Chris Christie is three hefty scoops of Rocky Road topped with whipped cream, Red Bull, and gravel.

American exceptionalism is the recurring character in the nation's narrative.

Like a cowboy saddling a bucking stallion, Republican leaders tried to tame the Tea Party while riding it to victories.

Although we were never pals and occasionally butted heads, my relationship with Clinton and his wife, Hillary, made me a better journalist.

If history is a guide, a victory for Obama means he faces the prospect of a second term dogged by scandal or inertia.

Somebody must be up and somebody must be down. Trouble is, campaigns are messy, subtle creatures that don't follow convenient narratives.

We should measure our children not by the mountains they conquer but by their efforts to climb. Oh - and let them pick which hills to scale.

The deck is stacked against Obama.

Most Tea Party activists consider Obama a big-spending liberal. Some even question his eligibility to be president.

Political reporters and political professionals rushed to judgment against Romney because we crave clear, unambiguous story lines.

If you like your health insurance plan, you can keep your health insurance plan

Obama shows no sign of easing up on negativity.

If acknowledging that racial misgivings and misunderstandings are still a part of politics and life in America, I plead guilty.

Since declaring that she would not serve in a second Obama administration, Clinton has dismissed suggestions that she will run in 2016.

Anything can go wrong in a debate, and Obama is not a perfect debater.

A presidential debate is a job interview. And voters look for certain traits in people applying to be president.

A concrete agenda and landslide victory might not even guarantee a president his mandate in a capital as polarized as Washington.

Don't underestimate questions from the crowd; technology has made voters more informed than ever.

Historians will likely give Obama credit for steering the country away from the brink of economic collapse in 2009.

The next parent who Googles Is my 2-year-old gifted? should get a curt response: Your 2-year-old is a gift.

White House operatives went to great lengths to show Obama shifting focus from wars abroad to domestic issues at home.

The fact that Obama is getting criticism from the left and the right might reflect his understanding of the underlying political dynamics.

Every now and then, a presidential candidate surprises us with a truly human and honest moment.

Perhaps we should wait until his second term begins before carving Barack Obama's face in Mount Rushmore. Is that asking too much?

In times of tumult, voters are likely to forgive a president, if not reward him, for compromises made in service of solutions.

A dose of humility goes a long way in life and in politics.

Obama will learn from his mistakes.

For a man who has compared himself to Theodore Roosevelt and the nation's challenges to those of the Gilded Age, Obama put forward a tepid agenda.

Election night is the easiest time to act like a grownup.

We're living in an era of unprecedented change, and I want to be a part of documenting it.

At his best, Obama promised to work with Republicans to reduce the deficit in a way that honors both individualism and community.

Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt faced adversities that, in their times, seemed impregnable. Great presidents overcome great odds.

Voters don't have to love him, Romney advisers say, but they will respect him.

In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word.

It's a deft trick to turn American exceptionalism into an exceptional political tactic.

Anything may be possible in America, but a Palin presidency is virtually implausible.

According to a Public Policy Polling survey, most Americans find lice and colonoscopies more appealing than Capitol Hill.