It's definitely a demotion, you know, but -- nobody ever surrenders power in the West Wing voluntarily, nobody, ever, and Karl especially.

Nobody ever surrenders power in the West Wing voluntarily, nobody, ever, and Karl especially.

If he is, he ought to be paid by the Republican Party, not by the American taxpayers.

The president's problem is Iraq. The president's problem is Katrina. The president's problem is the deficit. The president's problem is gasoline prices at three bucks a gallon.

He has never been a man accused of heretical thinking or challenging basic assumptions. the president likes a tight circle. And, frankly, he likes a lot of yes men and women.

it is, frankly, in the Democrats' political interest for Bush to continue the status quo, because that's what they want.

if the president fails to let off some of that steam, bleed off some of that energy for change, it's actually very good for the Democrats.

Most presidents, and, frankly, the successful ones, have had a lot of strong people around them.

I would start with Dick Cheney and finish with Barney the dog, and fire the lot of them.

What Governor Kaine did that the Democrats did not do in 2002 in the last midterms is Governor Kaine went right at Iraq and he said, basically, the president misled you.

The president's problems are twofold. The huge majority of the country has turned against the war; 60 percent of Americans think the president is not doing a good job in prosecution the war effort in Iraq.

He has more time left in his presidency I believe than President Kennedy had in the entire time in the White House.