The most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you strip it of the emotion and deal with the facts.
It is almost always the cover-up rather than the event that causes trouble.
What did the president know, and when did he know it?
Eventually, somebody is going to be a hero, and somebody's going to be president. Not necessarily the same person.
You've got to guard against speaking more clearly than you think.
In Washington I'm thought of as a conservative, but in Tennessee I'm thought of as a Bolshevik.