There's no question that many factors contribute to voters' perceptions about debates and who wins and who loses. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
You know, Republicans should have a consistent philosophy. And if your philosophy is about limited government and not intruding in people's lives,… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
The No Child Left Behind Act will be one of President Bush's enduring legacies. And it was engineered and inaugurated with a… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
War is often about making the least-worst decision. The same could be said about politics. But the stakes are higher in war,… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
The problem with State of the Union speeches is that they are, by their nature and design, alphabet soup. It's hard to… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
The press doesn't just cover presidential campaigns, they influence them by making arbitrary decisions about who is 'top tier' and merits coverage. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
A few words about Sarah Palin: She is one of the most fascinating women I have ever met. She crackles with energy… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
The Republican Party needs to, first of all, quit electing people in primaries that have prehistoric notions about women's issues. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Elections are about the future. And the GOP will not win a campaign focused on the past. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Marco Rubio is interesting because he checks so many boxes when you think about what a Republican nominee needs. He brings Florida,… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Politics at bottom is not all that complicated. It's all about timing. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Normally, when politicians talk about 'cutting the budget,' they really mean reducing the amount of increase. Actual spending goes up while the… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Great presidents, and even those not so great, never complained about the hands they were dealt. Just the opposite. They assumed they… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
A competition of the best ideas - that should be what Congress is about. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Obama killed Osama. Yes, President Barack Obama gets to crow about the killing of Osama bin Laden. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Politics only makes the difficult challenge of marriage even harder, with the demands of the job and the public spotlight it casts on a… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
It's just madness. First email. Then instant message. Then MySpace. Then Facebook. Then LinkedIn. Then Twitter. It's not enough anymore to 'Just do it.'… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Mitt Romney is a nice guy. But, we know where nice guys finish in politics. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Sarah Palin is brilliant. She is a media magnet and a media magnate. She creates headlines and draws crowds wherever she goes, whether it's… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
I'm no economist. I don't even play one on TV. I'm just a husband, a father, a taxpayer. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Republicans constantly claim to be the party that defends the Constitution. We have no legitimate right to that claim until we get right on… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
If we cannot come together to pause, to respect our dead and the heroic lives of meaning they led, then ours is truly a… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Every president becomes a caricature. The press, partisans, late-night shows, and other arbiters of our culture these days boil down complicated and multi-faceted personalities… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Now personally, I think the president should golf every day and never have a press conference. I want the leader of the free world… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
In politics, not all lies are all lies. And not all truths are complete. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
