“He must, as Nixon did with Vietnam and Reagan did with the Cold War, confront the adversaries directly ... without mincing words, It's time for him to come out swinging, slugging.”
“My feeling is, life moves on. If there's a staff replacement needed, you replace the staff. He's still the president, and he has a lot of ability to change course and move away from the problem.”
“They've got to convince voters it has to do with making a better state, making a better life for them and repairing the state, repairing the state's governance in a way that ultimately benefits its citizens.”
“There's a general mood elsewhere there that's a little edgy right now, and it's reinforced by a lot of very effective television against the governor.”
“... The president's trip to California will have no effect on the outcome of the special election, and the governor's not showing up here will have no effect on President Bush. Staff people just got carried away on both sides.”
“One of the worst enemies in such situations is overreaction and even panic. Nixon once advised that when circumstances are the hottest is when leaders must be the coolest.”
