“He's not a bold decision maker like Newt Gingrich is. Every time I talk to him, he says 'well let me think about it.'” ThinkingWellsDecisionRepublicanLet MeMakersNewtsDecision Makers Author:Sheldon Adelson
“We, as conservative intellectuals, should not be in the business of making excuses for bad parliamentary decisions by Republican leaders in Congress.” ShouldDecisionLeaderRepublicanCongressConservativeExcuseParliamentaryMaking ExcusesParliamentary System Author:David Frum
“Everything has to be understood in opposition to something else. For some dang reason, the ego prefers to make one side better than the other, so we choose. And we decide males are better than females, America is better than Canada, Democrats are better than Republicans. And for most people, once this decision is made, it is amazing the amount of blindness they become capable of. They really don't see what's right in front of them. Once you see this, it's an amazing breakthrough, and that is the starting place for moving away from dualistic thinking.” PeopleThinkingMadeReasonAmericaMovingSidesDecisionFrontsAmountRepublicanEgoCapableUnderstoodFemaleDemocratMalesStartingMade ItCanadaOppositionBlindnessBreakthroughMoving Away Author:Richard Rohr
“Every decision, every debate, no matter how important it is, with the same question: 'What does this mean for the next election? What does it mean for your poll numbers? Is this good for the Democrats or good for the Republicans? Who won the news cycle?' That's just how Washington is. They can't help it. They're obsessed with the sport of politics.” MeanDoeImportantMatterHelpingNextSportsDecisionNumbersRepublicanNewsElectionDemocratDebateObsessedCyclesPolls Author:Barack Obama
“A critical component of White House Scandal Defense 101 is rallying the partisan base. This keeps approval ratings in territory where the wheels don't start falling off. The way to achieve this goal is you go negative and you don't let up. If you're always attacking your accusers, the debate becomes one of Democrat vs. Republican, rather than right vs. wrong. Anyone who questions the legality of the decision to wiretap thousands of Americans unlawfully is attacked, as either an enabler of terrorists or a bitter partisan trying to distract a president at war.” IfsWayTryingWarFallHouseGoalPresidentWhiteDecisionAchieveRepublicanNegativeDemocratCriticalDefenseDebateTerroristBitterWheelsWhite HouseTerritoryApprovalComponentsScandalAttackingRatingPartisansFalling OffLegalityAccusersRallyingApproval RatingEnablers Author:Bob Barr
“Sarah Palin is backing in be to Republican presidential politics in a big way with a big high profile endorsement decision.That is, I think, probably going to cause a lot of upset in one particular part of the Republican establishment.” ThinkingWayBigsCausesDecisionParticularRepublicanPresidentialUpsetEstablishmentProfilePalinEndorsementsHigh Profile Author:Rachel Maddow
“The GOP establishment, in particular, is facing a pick-your-poison kind of decision. Many establishment Republicans dislike [Ted] Cruz personally. He has no Senate endorsements.” KindDecisionParticularRepublicanPicksPoisonDislikeEstablishmentSenateCruzGopEndorsements Author:Mara Liasson
“I think the most critical needs of the African-American communities aren't being addressed primarily because of decisions being made by Republican Congressional leaders.” ThinkingNeedsMadeCommunityDecisionLeaderRepublicanCriticalAfrican American Author:Melissa Harris-Perry