When you're in the minority, it doesn't matter what you're agenda is, you're not going to have the degree of freedom that you have as a member of the majority.
Tom DaschlePresident Bush has said that the economy is growing, that there are jobs out there. But you know, it's a long commute to China to get those jobs.
Tom DaschleIf journalism is the first draft of history, then the Internet simply has provided a new means for delivering that draft far and wide very quickly.
Tom DaschleTrust doesn't come haphazardly. It really has to be built over time. And that trust has to happen really at times when there isn't a crisis. That's why I think having regular meetings and conversation when there's no crisis, when you can build trust and a friendship and a relationship that allows for better dialogue and far more consequential deal-making can occur when a crisis does come up.
Tom Daschle