By Rice's own standards, the war was well underway by the time he took office. He was a war president the moment he took the oath. But did he act like one? — Howard Fineman Copy Share Image
Remember the picture of the president in the classroom, being told of the attack by chief of staff Andy Card? The American people thought they were seeing a man suddenly thrust into a grave challenge no one could have anticipated. — Howard Fineman Copy Share Image
Asked at the hearing why she hadn't pressed the FBI more closely about what it knew, or didn't know, about domestic terrorist threats, Rice… — Howard Fineman Copy Share Image
I've always thought of him [Barack Obama] and from conversations know him to be a guy who takes the long view, who doesn't get too high, doesn't get too low and seizes the opportunities when they're there and knows how to ride the wave. I ascribe that to Hawaii. He's a body surfer, so he knows how to get on… — Howard Fineman Copy Share
There's a very healthy tradition in America of skepticism of centralized power. If we ever lose the skepticism of centralized power, we'll lose the… — Howard Fineman Copy Share Image
If Rand Paul is going to go anywhere, he is going to have to expand it beyond merely this argument about where we put… — Howard Fineman Copy Share Image
Gov. Scott Walker, a Tea Party-tinged Republican, is the advance guard of a new GOP push to dismantle public-sector unions as an electoral force. — Howard Fineman Copy Share Image
To get elected as a Democrat, it's hard to be from the city. It's hard to be a graduate of Duke University. — Howard Fineman Copy Share Image
The notion of a neutral, mainstream national media gained dominance only in World War II and in its aftermath, when what turned out to… — Howard Fineman Copy Share Image
Do you see Jesus Christ as the son of God and believe in him as the route to salvation and eternal life? — Howard Fineman Copy Share Image
I know that from the days of Watergate... the notion of two sources on a story has become the popular dogma about how you… — Howard Fineman Copy Share Image
If you look at the top ten most reliable cars, as reported by thousands of people in all kinds of independent testing, there's only… — Howard Fineman Copy Share Image
By Rice's own standards, the war was well underway by the time he took office. He was a war president the moment he took… — Howard Fineman Copy Share Image
