The Office of Government Ethics has taken the right position on this, one consistent with many Republicans and Democrats. And by the way, OGE and Walt Shaub in particular, were very, very helpful in moving the [George W. Bush] nominees through. This is not a partisan organization at all.

Walt Shaub is a dedicated public servant, has come up through the ranks under both Democrats and Republicans.

I think people should be encouraged that there are so many people in the press that want to participate.

Rhetorically, President Obama is a champion of bipartisanship. In practice, though, he is almost always its enemy.

Sometimes there are times you actually don't want to be in the information loop on some rumors; because once you're in the loop, then if something leaks, you're one of the people in the loop.

It is a massive, undeniable failure and a heap of broken promises.

I like the idea of having more of a fun convention during the election campaign, if it's showbiz, if it's entertainment, whatever the case may be. I like that idea, but with every suggestion comes millions of dollars in money. So, the suggestions are great, but there has to be, you know, a pretty big influx of cash to do something like that.