36 Quotes by Charlie Cook

Right now Mississippi is at the top ebb of the sort of power curve and Louisiana is in a bit of a slump.

I wouldn't want to stand between Chuck Schumer and anything he really wanted.

I felt bad about the fumble. I didn't see a defensive back come up from the side, and he got the ball out of there.

He'll be a force, but obviously it will be a blow if his signature issue goes down in flame.

It can't hurt the president to remove himself from the current context of scandals, miscues and partisanship and put him in a statesman setting.

I think the leadership conference will be the first major cattle show before the 2008 election, and it should be pretty much mandatory attendance for any candidate seeking election in 2008.

Playing at this level, it's ... a much faster game, and I've seen improvement (in my game). They've been on me about my play defensively down low, and I've made improvements there, and they're using me on the penalty-kill more and more.

I think people have a sense that right now Democrats are completely powerless in Washington, that they're just sort of bystanders. But there's a danger of Democrats' looking always like they are carping. It's important for them to articulate some kind of vision.

I think President Clinton would have liked to have traveled a lot in early '93 and reconnect with people. But the fact is, the administration was so disorganized and they were so unfocused that he didn't have the luxury of being able to travel.