The problem with State of the Union speeches is that they are, by their nature and design, alphabet soup. It's hard to know what a president really cares about when they run down a laundry list and check every issue… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Convention speeches are powerful tools to bend the curve of public opinion. George H. W. Bush's 1988 convention speech is a great example. His son's speech was also quite powerful. — 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
There's no question that many factors contribute to voters' perceptions about debates and who wins and who loses. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
