If people believe you're on their side, they will trust your decisions. — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
While eschewing emotion - and its companion, vulnerability - Obama should be careful not to sacrifice empathy, the 'I feel your pain' connection that sustained Clinton. This connection is the shorthand people use to measure their leaders' intentions. If people… — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
It isn't fate but fecklessness that has shoved Sarah Palin to the sidelines of national politics. The real tragedy is that she's taken a… — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
I was supposed to be authoritative, but at the same time had to be likeable, a quality that is a bonus, not a requirement,… — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
It was what became something of a pattern in the first couple of years of the Clinton White House and maybe even longer, where… — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
Throughout his presidency, Clinton made a point of getting close - physically and emotionally - to the people whose problems his administration was working… — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
The fight is always the same within the Democratic Party, isn't it? The more things change, the more they stay the same. — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
Women have to be the biggest champions in the world of other women's choices. — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
And Clinton was like that - he saw the whole playing field. He didn't just see the event that he was at or the… — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
Even tax breaks that are supposed to help the middle class too often skew toward the wealthy. Consider the mortgage interest deduction. While political… — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
Almost all first ladies have had tremendous power on personnel issues, whether the public realized it or not, whether it was Barbara Bush or… — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
Part of Obama's persona is self-reliance. He's calm; he's cool; he's self-possessed. In many ways, he has tried to define himself in opposition to… — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
Obama has become too dependent on formal speeches and set town halls. His idea of mixing it up is taking off his jacket. — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
President Barack Obama would do well to take a page or two from Clinton's playbook. — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
