Administration Quote by Vali Nasr

I had no expectations about Barack Obama and I'm not in the least disillusioned.

— Noam Chomsky

My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion...

— Harry Houdini

I always felt my role was like the pit crew in a NASCAR race, and President Obama was Dale Jr.- he's driving, and my…

— Austan Goolsbee

I worked in the Clinton administration.

— Andrew Cuomo

I am remarkably pleased with Obama. I had grave misgivings about him.

— Pat Robertson

I think President Obama wanted to have the right fit for his different cabinet positions, and I believe that experience is what mattered most…

— Hilda Solis

While working on the Obama campaign as the southern political director, I had become used to long hours and the incredibly fast-paced environment where…

— Karine Jean-Pierre

Poor people and working people have not been the focus of the Obama administration. That for me is not just a disappointment but a…

— Cornel West

I don't know how you bridge that contradiction, but I felt that Barack Obama was sincere. It didn't feel like a line to me.…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

I was in the White House for a year and a half. Up to that point, all my jobs had been very unglamorous.

— Desiree Rogers

I did not expect to encounter what has beset me since my elevation to the presidency. God knows, I have endeavored to fulfill what…

— Zachary Taylor

There was something so empowering about having President Obama in office because I know that for many of us, that's something that we never…

— Jesmyn Ward