The White House is dismissing these town hall fireworks as AstroTurf movements which means it`s the opposite of a true grass roots movement.
Chuck ToddIn the end, Ted Kennedy was a politician, plain and simple. Yet he embodied how politics and public service can be successfully intertwined. You cant be a good public servant without being a good politician. Kennedy was both.
Chuck ToddAs soon as a Democrat or a liberal organization opens their mouth and says "We want to see this," it's going to go over the heads. And same way on the abortion debate, if they want to make a change, it is not going to come from a Republican, it's going to have to come from a Democrat.
Chuck Todd