56 Quotes by William M. Daley

The reason CAFTA should be enacted is not economic benefits: it is national security.

Palin's blatant lack of competence and preparedness needs no belaboring. What's critical is that substantive, serious Republican leaders either wouldn't or couldn't declare, before or after the election, 'This is not what our party stands for. We can and must do better.'

Whether McCain actively sought Palin in 2008 or passively yielded to aides' pressure, he set a new standard for GOP candidates who rely on lots of sizzle and little substance.

Party leaders aren't responsible for every candidate's gaffe.

Trade is an integral part of our foreign policy.

Obviously in a campaign, people say lots of things that they find, when they get in the office, life's a little different.

A chief of staff has to reflect the president's governing style.

As president, you can't just say, 'I want this,' or, 'Do that.' A president has to lead the American people to where he wants to go, and the chief of staff needs to help him get it done.

What comes into the Oval Office are not the good or easy decisions. The easy decisions are made elsewhere. The things that make it to the Oval are always the hard ones.