Best Ron Fournier Quotes
- For a man who has compared himself to Theodore Roosevelt and the nation's challenges to those of the Gilded Age, Obama put forward a tepid… Age
- Historians will likely give Obama credit for steering the country away from the brink of economic collapse in 2009. Brink
- I'm hearing echoes of Bill Clinton, circa 1996, in President Obama's reelection rhetoric. Bill
- If history is a guide, a victory for Obama means he faces the prospect of a second term dogged by scandal or inertia. Dogged
- If Mitt Romney is vanilla, Chris Christie is three hefty scoops of Rocky Road topped with whipped cream, Red Bull, and gravel. Bull
- In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word. Compromise
- It's a bit unfair to accuse Obama of dividing the nation when the facts show that it already is. Accuse
- It's a deft trick to turn American exceptionalism into an exceptional political tactic. American
- Most Tea Party activists consider Obama a big-spending liberal. Some even question his eligibility to be president. Activist
- Obama ran a hard-edged and negative campaign against Romney, hoping to convince recession-weary voters that his rival was unworthy of the job. Campaign
- Palin seems to have forgotten that her poll ratings have plummeted since the summer of 2011. Forgotten
- Perhaps we should wait until his second term begins before carving Barack Obama's face in Mount Rushmore. Is that asking too much? Asking
- Political reporters and political professionals rushed to judgment against Romney because we crave clear, unambiguous story lines. Clear
- Since declaring that she would not serve in a second Obama administration, Clinton has dismissed suggestions that she will run in 2016. Administration
- The fact that Obama is getting criticism from the left and the right might reflect his understanding of the underlying political dynamics. Criticism
- Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt faced adversities that, in their times, seemed impregnable. Great presidents overcome great odds. Adversities
- We're living in an era of unprecedented change, and I want to be a part of documenting it. Change
- White House operatives went to great lengths to show Obama shifting focus from wars abroad to domestic issues at home. Abroad
- With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership. Approval
- Andrew Jackson was the first president to claim that the desires of the public overrode Congress's constitutional prerogatives. Virtually every president since Jackson has claimed… Agenda
- AP promoted me to the White House beat because I knew Clinton, his family, friends, and staff better than anybody in the national press corps.… Anybody
- 'Argo,' 'Lincoln,' and 'Zero Dark Thirty,' three films honored with Best Picture Oscar nominations, lionize their Washington-anchored protagonists as crafty, competent, and virtually incorruptible. Anchored
- Barack Obama won a second term but no mandate. Thanks in part to his own small-bore and brutish campaign, victory guarantees the president nothing more… Barack
- By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesn't suffer fools - a striving politician… Aloof
- Climate change was a point of division between Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney. The president declared climate change a global threat, acknowledged that the… Acknowledged