Bruce Cain Quotes (21 Quotes)

The last six weeks have gone to Bush. He's been able to move himself to the middle --and get himself back on the track he wanted.

Term limits make it harder to do structural initiatives that require a number of years to implement.

There's no question that Democratic activists in California want a firm opposition to George Bush from their representatives. Now that doesn't mean they want impeachment. ... They definitely want the representatives to have some spine.

In public esteem, the judges are the most highly rated of the three branches of government.

This puts Schwarzenegger on the hot seat. I think it's a slam-dunk that he's going to have to veto the bill and hope that the anger in the gay community doesn't spill over into other groups.

I don't think of him as a member of the social right. He's ... a more secular, business-oriented Chamber of Commerce kind of Republican.

This was supposed to become a consumer-oriented office. For him to take money from the insurance industry is risky because people expect that position not to be in their pocket.

In short, it's the good economy, stupid. There is widespread perception that other forces have contributed to the economic recovery, whether it's the New Economy or Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, ... The challenge for Gore is to make sure his administration gets credit.

First is the price tag - it's huge, and the financing details are fairly complex. People are going to want to know how realistic is it that you are going to get this money.

This is her dilemma. A lot of the pressures of her constituency point to her taking a very aggressive position on withdrawing from Iraq. But her role as minority leader demands that she pick a position that does not damage the chances of Democrats in races around the country.

You're there to do a job and to represent your constituents. If you're not making decisions it seems to me you're not fulfilling your obligation.

I don't think he has any other choice, ... He can't afford to divide Republican support and count on independents and Democrats to bail him out. That's just not going to happen.

I think they may be playing it for all it's worth. If he's trying to get back on a bipartisan track, what better way than to pick a fight with the president

It all portends a very rocky start to 2006 for the administration because the concerns are increasingly bipartisan.

Arnold, or someone, has to sit through all this advice and sort out a coherent plan. One thing we haven't seen in the Schwarzenegger administration is coherence.

To some degree, ... this election is a referendum on what people think about Arnold's concept of reform.

It's pretty clear that terrorism-war themes no longer work in keeping people in line.

Some money is dangerous to take.

I've always perceived his relationship with Jerry to be more a marriage of convenience. Jerry's New Age, and Ignacio comes from a background of working-class politics. Historically, you just see them as completely different individuals.

Amy Walter, who tracks House elections for Cook, said, Republicans have done a good job building these levees, but we haven't seen them tested in a Category 5 storm. ... The annals of redistricting are replete with stories of parties that thought they drew themselves into safety but got blown away.

It seemed to me the honeymoon with Brown wore off after the first term, and in the African American community, they weren't happy with Brown at all. He went sour with key elements of the city, and it's no good to be identified with him.