Political reporters and political professionals rushed to judgment against Romney because we crave clear, unambiguous story lines.

At the start of his second term, one wonders less about Obama's fitness than his willingness: Why doesn't he do more to build and maintain the relationships required to govern in era of polarization?

It's a deft trick to turn American exceptionalism into an exceptional political tactic.

According to a Public Policy Polling survey, most Americans find lice and colonoscopies more appealing than Capitol Hill.

With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership.

Blending hard-bitten realism with long-view optimism, Obama said that every 20 or 30 years brings a new cycle of pessimism in America.

Although we were never pals and occasionally butted heads, my relationship with Clinton and his wife, Hillary, made me a better journalist.

President George W. Bush won reelection in 2004 largely because he was seen as comfortable in his own skin, while rival John Kerry was viewed as a flip-flopping opportunist.

Obama might do well to remember that his fast rise from the Illinois state Senate was due in large part to an uncanny ability to make friends and find mentors.

I'm hearing echoes of Bill Clinton, circa 1996, in President Obama's reelection rhetoric.

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 agenda.

No one in this world can change your habits, but only you can..... so, MOst powerfull person of this world is you..!..........keep that in your mind!

Fashion is about going ahead, not about memory.

I will be a fisher of souls!

The person whose face is between your legs is gonna get lockjaw.

It was great to watch her spin out of control because it makes the average person feel better.

We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights.

Being a world champion is something I'm already proud of and can take for the rest of my life.

Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it.

Humility must accompany all our actions, must be with us everywhere; for as soon as we glory in our good works they are of no further value to our advancement in virtue.

Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause awhile from letters, to be wise.