“I think an increasing number of Republicans are perplexed and actually nervous about Donald Trump and Russia, nervous in the sense that he is gratuitously giving Democrats the national security advantage, that they're standing up for the country.” ThinkingGivingCountryNumbersSecurityTrumpRepublicanAdvantageStandingDemocratRussiaNervousNational SecurityPerplexed Author:Mark Shields
“The stated objective and the mission of Vladimir Putin's Russia is to destabilize the North Atlantic Alliance.” MissionsRussiaObjectivesPutinAlliances Author:Mark Shields
“The White House, as Warren Harding said, and I think accurately, is an alchemist. We find out the strengths, the weaknesses and the smarts and the dumbs of whoever those occupants are under the pressure of the presidency.” ThinkingSaidHouseWhiteSmartWeaknessPressureWhite HousePresidencyAlchemistHardingWarren Harding Author:Mark Shields
“Donald Trump didn't emerge from the orthodoxy of the Republican Party. And so there's going to be bigger differences than normal.” DifferencesPartyTrumpRepublicanNormalBiggerRepublican PartyOrthodoxy Author:David Brooks
“There's never been a sense of public service about Donald Trump.” TrumpPublic Service Author:Mark Shields
“Donald Trump has a pre-modern monarchic family structure. His business is a monarchy with family members all around. His administration is a monarchy with family members all around.” ModernTrumpMembersStructureAdministrationMonarchyFamily Members Author:David Brooks
“I think Barack Obama's foreign policy will be regarded more failure than success.” ThinkingPolicyBarackForeign Policy Author:David Brooks
“I think, from a progressive point of view, to have a Democratic Congress and a Democratic White House, and to have spent the time on Obamacare, which had real benefits, 20 million insured, but not on inequality, was a major cost to the Democratic Party, costing them their majorities, but also a bit of a cost to the country, because it didn't address the fundamental issues that led to Donald Trump and that led to a lot of unhappiness, just the continued widening inequality.” ThinkingRealCountryHouseBitsWhiteViewsPartyMillionsIssuesTrumpCostBenefitsMajorsFundamentalsMajorityDemocraticCongressPoint Of ViewInequalityAddressesUnhappinessWhite HouseProgressiveDemocratic PartyObamacare Author:David Brooks
“If you're not comparing apples to apples, it doesn't matter.” IfsMatterCompareApples Author:Reince Priebus