“President Bush had an opportunity tonight to say, 'Look ... things aren't going very well in Iraq and we did make some miscalculations and misjudgments there,' but he is so stubbornly arrogant - he just sticks with that same formula that he has in talking about the war on Iraq that just defies the reality that we all see on the ground.” WellsLooksWarRealityOpportunityPresidentTalkingSticksIraqTonightFormulasArrogantPresident BushMiscalculations Author:Mike McCurry
“For the progressive left, social activism grounded in faith and theology crested in the 1960s.” LeftSocialActivismTheologyProgressiveGrounded1960sSocial Activism Author:Mike McCurry
“I'm not going to parse the statement. You've got the statement I made earlier and the statement speaks for itself.” MadeSpeakStupidHumorousStatements Author:Mike McCurry
“Maybe there'll be a simple, innocent explanation. I don't think so, because I think we would have offered that up already.” ThinkingSimpleStupidHumorousInnocentExplanation Author:Mike McCurry
“By and large, people are sort of technologically averse in the political space.” PeoplePoliticalPoliticsSpaceInternet Author:Mike McCurry
“There's a wider agenda that speaks to what the Democratic Party has historically stood for, which are economic rights for those who are struggling in the middle class, concern for the poor, for economic justice for those who are marginalized in our society.” SpeakJusticePoorPartyClassStruggleRightsEconomicMiddleConcernDemocraticMiddle ClassOur SocietyAgendasDemocratic PartyMarginalizedEconomic Justice Author:Mike McCurry
“The White House is a huge organization, first and foremost.” FirstsHouseWhiteHugeOrganizationWhite House Author:Mike McCurry
“There are so many similarities between a startup venture and a political campaign - the rhythm, the tempo, the hours, the intensity.” PoliticalHoursCampaignsRhythmIntensityVentureSimilarityTempoPolitical Campaign Author:Mike McCurry
“When I worked at the White House in the mid-1990s, I would not have dreamed of sharing my beliefs on faith with my colleagues.” HouseBeliefWhiteWhite HouseColleagues Author:Mike McCurry
“For me, and maybe for many religious kids of the '60s, the church lost relevance the more it became a surrogate in the movement for social and political change.” KidsPoliticalLostSocialChurchReligiousMovementRelevanceSurrogatesPolitical Change Author:Mike McCurry
“In Barack Obama, Democrats have put forth a man of strong religious faith who is comfortable connecting his spiritual life to his public role as a policymaker.” MenSpiritualStrongReligiousRolesComfortableDemocratBarackSpiritual LifeConnectingReligious Faith Author:Mike McCurry
