28 Quotes by Chris Lehane

It's one of the most important organizations representing working people, particularly in the key states of the Midwest.

That's a real choice. The American people will have to choose.

Arnold has clearly made it part of the plan to move more to the center. In an interesting way, he's recognizing that he's running in an essentially blue state. If you're a Republican governor in a blue (Democratic) state, you're ending up in a purple area.

I hope this means Mr. Reich will educate Senator Bradley's team on Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security -- all programs that Bradley's agenda threatens to dismantle, imperil or change.

If you tell people what you are going to do, and you suggest it's going to be successful, you need to be successful. Because once you create those expectations and you don't fulfill them, when you already have a significant credibility problem, it just further degrades your credibility.

People evaluate you in terms of how you handle things going forward.

Whether it is spelled Bain and being put out by the Obama campaign or Bane and being out by Hollywood, the narratives are similar: a highly intelligent villain with offshore interests and a past both are seeking to cover up who had a powerful father and is set on pillaging society.

If Democrats speak confidently and with the right tone, it's a win-win. The Republicans have moved so far to the right on this issue ... they've completely opened up the compassionate center for Democrats.

For the last six years the vice president's most important job and responsibility has been to support President Clinton. For that reason he will remain in Washington on Thursday.