This could and should have been a 24-hour story aa an unfortunate accident. But now I'm not sure that the vice president's appearance (on Fox) on Wednesday, four days after this has fermented, is going to make this go away. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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When they are scared, people look for someone or something to blame. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
This is a supreme test of Bush's leadership at a time when resources are thin and his approval ratings are perilously low. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
The president has managed to do early in his second term what his father did in just one term go from record-high approval numbers in the aftermath of 911 to his present numbers. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
We wanted to know how long they think US military should stay there. We did not ask them if they wanted to stay or go home we asked basically how long the US military should stay there. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Initially, I thought the speeches might even work for him. One, it could possibly get back elements of the Republican base, and two, that the Democrats were in disarray.... But under the best circumstances, I didn't see the president getting back to 50 percent job approval, and now the Democrats are starting to galvanize around the same themes regarding Iraq, if not immediate withdrawal, then staged withdrawal, enough so that they are where the national consensus is. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
This is a wounded president right now. He doesn't have public opinion at his back. He can't ask too much of Congress because they are already worried about their own re-election. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
I learned in the first poll we conducted after 911 that Americans still want their wars to be quick, they want them won and they want them over so the troops can come home, ... It's curious, but right now there's a mixed message coming out of Washington. The generals are saying we'll begin some troop withdrawal come hell or high water in 2006, but the president is saying we're going to stay there with as much force as we need until we get the job done. It's a contradiction. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
He hurts himself when he tends to go contrary to that maverick image and appears to be crossing into the conservative side, something he's been doing lately on other issues. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
It's not his finest hour. The buck stops right there with him. The president did not meet a benchmark that he himself set for crisis leadership. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Schumer wrote the book on how Democrats can compete upstate. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
The administration had a dream, and it's achieved its dream. It wanted this to be all about Iraq, and it is. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Given that the global landscape will continue to change with the rise of China, India, and other countries, the United States needs all the friends it can get. One simply can't overestimate what our country stands to lose in terms of economic power if American companies find it difficult to trade overseas. There are clear signs that American hegemony is faltering. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
One in four agree that they need to stay there until the mission is done. But the fact of the matter is that the overwhelming majority, meaning the rest, three out of four, say that they don't think the mission can be accomplished. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Those scenes are not going to go away. Bush can recover a bit through damage control but those early impressions could be devastating for him and could hurt his party. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
These are the key domestic issues that voters are thinking about, and they want some action, so Bush was right to address them. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
It isn't important until there's a crisis on the radar screen. Otherwise, it's really like an orphan. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Concerns about the quality of the American workforce and our economic future were implicit in the responses of business leaders. What was truly surprising was not just the recognition that pre-kindergarten is essential to a better educated workforce, but that 63 percent of the business leaders favor active support for such universal programs by the business sector. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Ninety-three percent said that removing weapons of mass destruction is not a reason for U.S. troops being there. Instead, that initial rationale went by the wayside and, in the minds of 68 of the troops, the real mission became to remove Saddam Hussein. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
He is a resilient political figure -- down but not necessarily out -- but he's got to pitch this one, the Supreme Court nominee, right down the middle. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
The results seems to be a matter of memory. We asked people to name the century's best male and female singers and for some their memories didn't extend back more than a decade or a year. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
These days, political ideologies are almost genetic. Plus, we are exposed to political messages meant to provoke a specific emotional reaction, designed to make you want to 'buy' politics, like a car or toothpaste. That comes into play, too. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
She's got name recognition, she has a solid constituency, and she has a targeted women's constituency. As first lady, she started out with being a hero to women working outside the home. During the latter part of the '90s, during the Monica Lewinsky scandal and impeachment, she became a hero to traditional wives. Whether she orchestrated it or not, she got people to admire her. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
That and other questions lead to the obvious conclusion that they're not sure they're doing anything positive over there anymore. When it comes to the leadership, there seems to be a disconnect. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
It's a hard time to be in government right now. You are going into November with an unusually sizeable number of weakened incumbents. It looks like you have two political parties this year that are hell-bent on losing. - John Zogby Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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