68 Quotes by Dan Bartlett

A policy of retreat and withdrawal will only make America more vulnerable.

Al Gore is running more than $60 million in attack ads, making his campaign the most negative in history. When it comes to experience, America can't afford Al Gore's experience of raising taxes, increasing the size of government, opposing bipartisan Medicare and Social Security reform, and not making education a priority.

This change will free (Rove) up to focus on strategic planning during a crucial time in the presidency.

There will be a sustained hands-on presence from the president on down, across the board of his administration for the foreseeable future.

There were shortcomings. There were breakdowns in communication, things that we shouldn't be tolerating in our country in a post-9/11 world, and President Bush takes responsibility and accountability for that.

They haven't done that because they're not relevant.

The Mormon issue is a real problem in the South; it's a real problem in other parts of the country. But people are not going to say it. People are not going to step out and say, 'I have a problem with Romney because he's Mormon.' What they're going to say is he's a flip-flopper... It's a fact; it's reality.

It's a tough part of the world; it's hard to access; it's hard to penetrate. And when we do, it's important that we be able to strike on the offense, and that's something we'll continue to attempt to do.

It is the elephant in the room when it comes to the energy issue.