“Well, we're just a couple of weeks from new President Barack Obama being sworn in. And he's been very busy naming a lot of cabinet positions. And today he announced that he wants the surgeon general to be TV Dr. Sanjay Gupta. That was the kid on 'American Idol,' wasn't it?” WantWellsKidsTodayPresidentWeekPositionTvsCoupleBusyBarackIdolsDrsSurgeonsCabinetsPresident Barack ObamaAmerican Idol Author:David Letterman
“I believe Donald Trump would be better for America than Barack Obama, because he understands business. Donald Trump has taken a pro- life position. He believes that we're getting shanghaied by China.” BelieveWould BeAmericaI BelieveTakenPositionTrumpChinaBarackPro Life Author:Mike Huckabee
“I know Vladimir Putin. He respects strength. He lied to our president's [Barack Obama] face; didn't both to tell him about warplanes and troops going into Syria. We need to speak to him from a position of strength.” KnowsNeedsFacesSpeakPresidentPositionBarackTroopsSyriaLiedPutinHe Lied Author:Carly Fiorina
“The real problem is Barack Obama has had six years to advocate a position to fix this and he's done nothing. The congress has funded these programs of building more fencing and doing all this and he hasn't done it.” YearsRealDoneProblemPositionBuildingSixProgramCongressBarackHaving FunReal ProblemsFencing Author:Jeb Bush
“I think the president's [Barack Obama] position has been very clear on Syria. He wants more aggressive, he's put the Special Ops on the ground, in fact one of the Republican criticisms is he's got thousands of Americans there. We just don't call them troops on the ground, we don't admit to it. But they are there.” ThinkingWantHas BeensFactsPresidentClearSpecialPositionRepublicanCriticismBarackAggressiveTroopsSyriaSpecial Ops Author:Juan Williams
“How could someone with a renowned ability to inspire, communicate complex ideas, and connect with voters find himself in this position? The President [Barack Obama], though a dedicated student of history, has seemingly failed to learn the lesson of our nation's most significant political confrontations: They've required single-minded determination, and the willingness to battle until the fight was won.” IdeasPoliticalFightingNationsPresidentAbilityPositionStudentsInspireLessonsBattleDeterminationComplexesCommunicateSignificantBarackWillingnessVotersDedicatedConfrontationPresident Barack ObamaRenowned Author:Arianna Huffington
“I'm going to keep talking about what I would do as president, the experience that I bring, the temperament and judgment that led President [Barack] Obama to ask me to be secretary of state after we ran a really hard primary against each other. It's funny to me, because when I have a position, whether it's first lady, or senator, or secretary of state, and I'm doing the work, I'm really quite popular.” FirstsHardStatesAsksPresidentTalkingPositionJudgmentBarackPrimariesAsk MeRanSecretarySenatorsTemperamentPresident Barack ObamaFirst LadyKeep Talking Author:Hillary Clinton
“My hope is that Barack Obama will make a serious long term commitment to bringing many more women, minorities and young people into leadership positions within the Democratic Party. That's the way to plan for the future. The US faces some incredibly rough challenging times ahead.” PeopleWayLongFacesYoungTermChallengesPartyPlansPositionSeriousCommitmentDemocraticBarackLong TermMinoritiesRoughDemocratic PartyChallenging Times Author:Rob Kall
“Ronald Reagan is going to go into negotiations with [Vladimir] Putin from a position of strength. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama gave up the game on day one when they reset the relationship with Russia and they gave up the nuclear defense of Poland and the Czech Republic.” GamesPositionClintonDefenseNuclearRussiaBarackRepublicNegotiationPutinGave UpPolandResetCzechCzech Republic Author:Rudy Giuliani