#sid

Anyone weighing whether to re-elect the President should take the bin Laden operation into account: it is a powerful exhibit that Obama is a steely Commander in Chief - a critical test for many Americans. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#anyone #bin #chief #commander #critical

From Jefferson to Jackson to Lincoln to FDR to Reagan, every great president inspires enormous affection and enormous hostility. We'll all be much saner, I think, if we remember that history is full of surprises and things that seemed absolutely certain one day are often unimaginable the next. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#affection #certain #day #enormous #every

Here is a pretty good rule of thumb for Democratic Presidents: if it didn't work for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won four terms and a World War, it probably won't work for you either. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#either #four #franklin #good #here

Incumbent White House parties have won 10 of the last 18 presidential elections; the odds are tight, but they favor Obama in 2012. And so gloomy Democrats, check your despair; gleeful Republicans, watch the hubris. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#democrats #despair #elections #favor #gloomy

President Obama is now losing to 'Republican Nominee' in polls - no name needed. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#name #needed #nominee #now #obama

Reagan is the Republican FDR, an exemplar of presidential greatness. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#greatness #presidential #reagan #republican

A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world's nations toward saving the climate. ↗

— Donella Meadows

#climate #could #courageous #enormously #help

I feel like my friends are in a cult because we're like, 'No outsiders! ↗

— Leighton Meester

#cult #feel #friends #i #i feel

I would never say John Kerry would be a great president. I will say that George Bush has divided us; he has filled this country with hatred. ↗

— John Mellencamp

#country #divided #filled #george #george bush

I do look a bit different because Dudley was a very piggish character and about three years ago I lost quite a considerable amount of weight. It means that I can lead a normal life without the baggage of people running after me and shouting things at me. ↗

— Harry Melling

#after #ago #amount #baggage #because