#sid

A president aiming for 'Great' or 'Near Great' status must do more. He must give lots of interviews, make records accessible, and heap the flattery on academia - each of which Mr. Bush has signally failed to do. ↗

— Thomas Frank

#accessible #aiming #bush #each #failed

Above all else stands the burning question of bipartisanship. Whatever else the politicians might say they're about, our news analysts know that this is the true object of the nation's desire, the topic to which those slippery presidential spokesmen need always to be dragged back. ↗

— Thomas Frank

#above #always #back #bipartisanship #burning

As you may recall, Truman was extremely unpopular when he finally left Washington in 1953, thanks largely to the Korean War. Today, however, he is thought to have been a solidly good president, a 'Near Great' even, in the terminology of those surveys of historians they do every now and then. ↗

— Thomas Frank

#even #every #extremely #finally #good

I consider myself an excellent candidate... because I care. ↗

— Vincent Frank

#candidate #care #consider #excellent #i

I do feel we can create more jobs and opportunities for Jersey City residents, but in the spirit of free enterprise, I do not think it is right to force companies to hire a fixed percentage of local residents. ↗

— Vincent Frank

#companies #create #enterprise #feel #fixed

When the president during the campaign said he was against nation building, I didn't realize he meant our nation. ↗

— Al Franken

#building #campaign #during #i #meant

The first thing is that we're being attacked by both the Writers Guild and the Producers Guild. Both of these groups are trying to diminish the importance and strength of the director. They're trying to do it through both frontal and side attacks. ↗

— John Frankenheimer

#attacks #being #both #diminish #director

Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#best #business #carrying #considering #execution

As I look at President Bush, I think he will ultimately be judged as a man of extremely high character. ↗

— Tommy Franks

#character #extremely #high #i #i think

I am not interested in considering another TV series. This one was a wonderful experience which will be hard to top, and It's caused me to turn down several good film opportunities because of the schedule. ↗

— Dennis Franz

#another #because #caused #considering #down