“ Rising inequality is a cultural and economic cancer on a lot of different levels. Kevin Drum Blogger
“ If I could snap my fingers and import France's health care system today, I'd do it. Kevin Drum Blogger
“ The president [Barack Obama] is not willing to send in apaches and spotters if the Iraqis say they don't want them and if it means that these Shia mobilization forces are going to be going after and trying to kill Americans. Adam Schiff U.S. Representative
“ The President of the United States has a much wider power than the German Kaiser had, for he depended on parliament. Adolf Hitler Former Chancellor Of Germany
“ I had a detailed plan for my life, but it turned out life had a completely different plan for me. And I feel joy that I have work that feels like it justifies pouring everything I have into it. I never have fallen prey to the illusion that there's any job with as much ability to influence the future as that of President of the United States, but I do feel grateful that I found other ways to do work that serves the public interest. Al Gore Former Vice President Of The United States
“ I don't know that there has ever been a time when Abraham Lincoln didn't stand head-and-shoulders above all other presidents in the historians' eye. But relatively speaking, there have been peaks and a troughs. One peak was in the 1910s-20s; a major trough was in the 1970s-80s. We are certainly on a peak again, something which began in 1994 with Michael Burlingame's 'The Inner World of Abraham Lincoln,' which showed in fabulous detail how many new and untapped sources were available on Lincoln. Allen C. Guelzo Professor
“ It's never a good time, when you're the president of the United States and your own party is finding lots of different ways to distance themselves from you. Amy Walter Political Analyst
“ The U.S. has become a defacto one-party state, with the legislative branch permanently controlled by an incumbent's party and every president exploiting his role as Commander-in-Chief to expand on the imperial prerogatives of his office. Andrew Bacevich Political Scientist