There is no tougher job in America than being a cop on the beat in a major city in this country, big and brawling.
Mark ShieldsThe stated objective and the mission of Vladimir Putin's Russia is to destabilize the North Atlantic Alliance.
Mark ShieldsThat's the job of a free press is to hold the lamp up, to investigate, to hold accountable. And denying access, as Sean Spicer did , is the first step toward a dictatorship.
Mark ShieldsCampaigns are fun. Campaigns are police escorts, they're airplanes, they're crowds, they're balloons, they're bands, a lot of fun. You speak in vague generalities. You get applause for slogans. And then governing comes. And governing is tedious and it's difficult an it's time-consuming and it demands your attention. And policy isn't vague generalities. It's specifics and it's based on knowledge.
Mark Shields