Ron Fournier

For a man who has compared himself to Theodore Roosevelt and the nation's challenges to those of the Gilded Age, Obama put forward a tepid agenda. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#agenda #challenges #compared #forward #gilded

Historians will likely give Obama credit for steering the country away from the brink of economic collapse in 2009. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#brink #collapse #country #credit #economic

Hollywood has a history of raising expectations beyond Washington's reach, of appealing to the very American desire to mythologize political leaders, particularly the president. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#appealing #beyond #desire #expectations #history

I'm hearing echoes of Bill Clinton, circa 1996, in President Obama's reelection rhetoric. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#bill clinton #clinton #echoes #hearing #i

If acknowledging that racial misgivings and misunderstandings are still a part of politics and life in America, I plead guilty. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#america #guilty #i #life #misgivings

If history is a guide, a victory for Obama means he faces the prospect of a second term dogged by scandal or inertia. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#faces #guide #history #inertia #means

If Mitt Romney is vanilla, Chris Christie is three hefty scoops of Rocky Road topped with whipped cream, Red Bull, and gravel. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#chris #christie #cream #gravel #mitt

In times of tumult, voters are likely to forgive a president, if not reward him, for compromises made in service of solutions. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#forgive #him #likely #made #president

In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#compromise #dirty #washington #word

A concrete agenda and landslide victory might not even guarantee a president his mandate in a capital as polarized as Washington. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#capital #concrete #even #guarantee #his