Contrast Quote by Richard Cohen

President Obama is so much smarter and a better communicator than members of Congress in either party. The contrast, side by side, is almost…

— Jonathan Chait

The language Mr. Obama uses is refreshingly different from that of his predecessor, George W. Bush.

— Mir-Hossein Mousavi

I don't want to compare President Obama and President Trump on these issues, because they're different, and the scale isn't even remotely the same.…

— Jake Tapper

The words of the President have an enormous weight and ought not to be used indiscriminately.

— Calvin Coolidge

It is said that Obama speaks 'professorially,' a fact that understates the quickness and agility of his mind.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

Trump is what Obama critics think Obama is: Someone who's focused on symbolism rather than substance.

— Jonathan Chait

What a contrast, Trump is feisty but flexible. Obama, cool but rigid. But he had no reason to bend. The media already bought into…

— Greg Gutfeld

One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.

— Calvin Coolidge

If Obama was fundamentally different from prior presidents, Trump seems to violate every tenet of what Americans have long sought as our national image.

— Joy Reid

It's not about Obama, it's about the Democrats and their policies that cause consternation on the right.

— Anonymous

It's interesting how Obama's adorers in the press keep comparing him to Lincoln and Reagan. Apparently they can't think of a Democrat president worthy…

— Ann Coulter

Obama isn't good off the cuff, especially when challenged; he is far better with a prepared speech.

— Elliott Abrams