“Ronald Reagan was one of our great foreign policy Presidents. He did not come from the Senate. He did not come from the foreign policy world. He was a governor, but his resolve, his clarity of purpose, his intelligence, his capacity to deal with complex issues and solve tough problems served him extremely well, and if I were elected President, I hope I could rely upon those same qualities.” IfsWorldWellsProblemPurposePresidentDealsQualityIssuesPolicyToughCapacityComplexesSolveClarityRelyResolveSenateForeign PolicyGovernorsRely UponClarity Of PurposeTough Problems Author:Mitt Romney
“We make a lot of fun at President Clinton's expense. But this transition is going to be tough because it's been 25 years since this guy has gotten laid in the private sector.” YearsGuyFunPresidentToughClintonExpensesTransitionThis GuyPrivate SectorPresident Clinton Author:David Letterman
“President Obama is going to have to run against himself. In tough times, nobody can defeat himself.” RunningPresidentToughDefeatPresident ObamaTough Times Author:William J. Clinton
“I actually prepared Vice President Biden for his debate in the last election. I played Sarah Palin. It's a little tough debating a woman.” LittlesLastsPresidentToughElectionPreparedVicesDebateVice PresidentPalinBiden Author:Jennifer Granholm
“It is worth reminding that being president is a tough job for anybody, and particularly so in the information age. There's such a glut of information. Anything a president says or does is picked up on the Internet or the 24/7 news media and criticized almost instantly. Leaders persuade through their words and as such their words need to be measured and well chosen. It is a tough job.” NeedsWellsDoeAgeJobsPresidentLeaderMediaInformationInternetNewsToughChosenRemindingInformation AgeNews Media Author:Donald Rumsfeld
“Earlier today, President Bush said Kerry will be a tough and hard-charging opponent. That explains why Bush's nickname for Kerry is math.” SaidHardTodayPresidentToughMathOpponentsPresident BushNicknamesCharging Author:Conan O'Brien
“Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean was all smiles, well smirks, after picking up the endorsement of former Vice President Al Gore at a rally in Harlem ... Gore went on to praise Dean for taking a tough anti-war stance before the invasion of Iraq and he praised Dean supporters in hopes that will ease his concerns over lack of foreign policy experience, and his lack of support among blacks and Latinos, and his hot temperament, and perceived arrogance, and policy flip-flops, and campaign glitches. Well, there's a lot going on here.” WellsWarPresidentSupportPolicyToughConcernPraiseHotIraqVicesCampaignsFormerEaseArroganceAlsAnti WarForeign PolicyGovernorsSupporterTemperamentInvasionLatinoGoreFlipDeanVice PresidentStanceHarlemEndorsementsVermontFlip FlopsSmirkAll SmilesGlitchesLack Of Support Author:Jon Stewart
“The L.A. Times reports that al Qaeda terrorists have been traced to Iran, and President Bush is talking tough. In fact he said he will attack the minute he has evidence his approval rating is under 45 percent.” Has BeensSaidFactsPresidentTalkingMinutesPercentEvidenceToughTerroristReportsIranAlsApprovalPresident BushRatingAl QaedaApproval Rating Author:Jay Leno
“It was a tough press conference for President Bush. He spent the first ten minutes trying to pronounce Fallujah. ... Bush insisted that Iraq is not Vietnam. Of course not, he avoided Vietnam.” TryingFirstsCoursesPresidentMinutesTenToughPressesIraqVietnamConferencesAvoidedPresident BushPress Conferences Author:David Letterman
“The tough decisions that a president has to make in the Oval Office are in no way related to the capability of a person to do well on television. On the other hand, the capability of a person to project favorably on television enhances that person's odds of being elected so he can serve in the Oval Office. So you can't ignore the talents, one, to be very effective on television, and on the other hand, to be very effective as an operating president.” WayWellsPersonsHandsPresidentDecisionTalentTelevisionOfficeProjectsToughRelatedCapabilityOddsOvalTough Decisions Author:Gerald R. Ford
“I wanted to come to Washington, D.C. and help be a transformative President. And I think history, when they look back, will say this is a fellow who knew how to make decisions, and made some tough ones, stood by them, wasn't driven by the latest opinion poll, but was driven by some core principles from which he would not deviate.” ThinkingLooksMadeHelpingWantedPresidentDecisionOpinionPrinciplesToughFellowsDrivenCorePollsDeviateOpinion Polls Author:George W. Bush