“Al Gore seems to have found a great political ploy: Picking up whatever issue he is most vulnerable on and championing the cause. Perhaps he will start to champion perjury statutes and obstruction of justice.” SeemsPoliticalFoundCausesJusticeIssuesVulnerableChampionAlsGoreStatutesObstructionPerjuryGreat PoliticalPloy Author:Barbara Olson
“From what we've heard about George W., he has a lot issues that he wants to run on. They're positive. They're good. He thinks he's got a good vision for America.” ThinkingWantRunningAmericaVisionIssuesHeard Author:Barbara Olson
“Hopefully, at some point, people will at least credit the Republicans with carrying out their oversight responsibilities and with pursuing a principled course of action even in the face of everyone's short-attention spans.” PeopleActionFacesCoursesAttentionResponsibilityRepublicanCreditHopefullyAttention SpanOversightPrincipledShort Attention Spans Author:Barbara Olson
“I think that's going to be an issue: Whether or not voters are going to get more of the same in a Clinton candidacy or whether she really is something unique and has something to offer apart from her husband.” ThinkingIssuesOffersHusbandUniqueClintonVotersCandidacy Author:Barbara Olson
“In the mind of Bill Clinton, political considerations outweigh even life-and-death matters of great concern to his own law-enforcement officials, not to mention the nation.” MindMatterLawPoliticalNationsConcernBillsClintonOfficialsConsiderationLife And DeathLaw EnforcementEnforcement Book:The Final Days: The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House Source: The Final Days: The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House
“It's difficult to believe that Al Gore was oblivious to the existing laws. He has to respond at some point.” BelieveLawDifficultAlsGoreOblivious Author:Barbara Olson
“Mistakes were made is something we heard back in '92, and that has sort of been the Clinton administration's mantra. I can't imagine that Al Gore is going to pick up that statement and carry it through the next election.” MadeI CanNextMistakeImagineHeardPicksElectionClintonStatementsAdministrationAlsImagine ThatGoreMantrasMistakes Were Made Author:Barbara Olson
“Of all presidential perks, the pardon power has a special significance. It is just the kind of authority that would attract the special attention of someone obsessed with himself and his own ability to influence events.” KindAbilityAttentionInfluenceSpecialEventsAuthorityPresidentialObsessedSignificancePardonPerksPardon Me Author:Barbara Olson
“I think Gore does have to worry. He is tied to Bill Clinton. We know that there were telephone calls that he made from his office. We know that there were visits to the Buddhist temple.” ThinkingKnowsDoeMadeWorryOfficeBillsClintonBuddhistTemplesTiedTelephonesGorePhone Calls Author:Barbara Olson
“Since the end of the Cold War, Soviet aggression had been replaced by a number of particularly venomous threats, from Timothy McVeigh to Osama bin Laden.” WarEndsNumbersColdThreatSovietAggressionReplacedCold WarBin LadenOsama Bin LadenVenomous Book:The Final Days: The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House Source: The Final Days: The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House
“There is one question that I don't think Gary Condit can answer, and that I think is why we all aimed at Gary Condit, besides the fact that he has a relationship.” ThinkingFactsAnswersRelationshipGary Author:Barbara Olson
