Stephen J. Hadley: “We need to get our economy growing.”

I think the reason that the free world follows us and that despots and dictators fear us is because of our values.

The narrative needed to be not Mubarak refuses to step down. The narrative needed to be, Mubarak is actually stepping down from power, giving over his authority to a vice president who would then lead a movement for national reconciliation…

We need to show that our politics can actually, on a bipartisan basis, solve some of the problems we face.

Closure of good shipyards and dispersal of skilled and experienced work forces cannot easily be resurrected.