What strikes me when I leave Washington is the extent to which there's a huge disconnect between Washington and the rest of the country. The rest of the country is not hyper partisan. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
There's only one way we're going to change our political climate and ensure we establish some respect in our discourse. And that is to show there is a real price to pay for being a disrespectful partisan idiot. — 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
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
Mitt Romney is a nice guy. But, we know where nice guys finish in politics. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
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
There's no question that many factors contribute to voters' perceptions about debates and who wins and who loses. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
Presidential primary debates are an important part of our political process. But the media has wrested complete control from the parties and candidates over… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
Sometime in the not too distant future, denying gays the right to marry will be viewed as historically corrupt - as corrupt as denying… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
