When you're skiing, if you're not falling you're not trying.

It is worth reminding that being president is a tough job for anybody, and particularly so in the information age. There's such a glut of information. Anything a president says or does is picked up on the Internet or the 24/7 news media and criticized almost instantly. Leaders persuade through their words and as such their words need to be measured and well chosen. It is a tough job.

If a person is determined to fight to the death, then they may very well have that opportunity.

The implication that there was something wrong with the war plan is amusing.

No terror state poses a greater or more immediate threat to the security of our people and the stability of the world than the regime of Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.

Well, so be it. Nothing's perfect in life, so you have an election that's not quite perfect. Is it better than not having an election? You bet.