83 Quotes by Stephen Hess

He does hold the administration's feet to the fire, and that's awfully helpful at this point.

His name is thrown into the mix. Big time.

Katrina pretty much stops his legislative agenda cold.

It certainly has some effect on his immediate domestic agenda. He has no money for anything but Katrina.

It certainly made this presidency. There was no question that there was a new presidency that had a new agenda. ... It certainly did seem to focus him grandly and powerfully.

I think the president might have defused the situation if he had invited her in instantly.

I think the outcome is going to be pretty close to what we have now.

I think as we become more and more of a celebrity culture -- as we expect to learn more and more about the people who we elect president or make movie stars -- we are intrigued by their families.

Last year, he came out with a very robust agenda in the State of the Union.