A president has to provide leadership to gain support.

Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.

One of your tasks is to separate the 'personal' from the 'substantive.' The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong.

If you are working from your inbox, you are working on other people’s priorities.

Certainty without power can be interesting, even amusing. Certainty with power can be dangerous.

There is no question but that when one is engaged militarily that there are going to be unintended loss of life.

If you look ahead 10 years, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the people of Russia had become fans of missile defence.