Steve Schmidt Quotes (71 Quotes)

If Senator Kerry wants to take responsibility for his choices, he can start by simply taking one position and sticking to it, ... John Kerry has consistently played politics with Iraq -- voting for the use of force, then voting against support for our troops in the field, then declaring himself an antiwar candidate.

It's important to look at how nominations have been handled in the past. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg took 45 days. There's no reason why this process can't be completed by the end of the year.

Apparently feeling that Kerry had not emanated enough negativity while on his pessimism and misery tour this week, the Kerry campaign e-mail asked contributors to give at the level best reflecting their anger at the president. Sounds like a fun group to be around.

It'll be very difficult for the Democrats to sit at the committee and hold him over out of petulance and pettiness. The American people had enough of that this week.

I felt like I was just kind of forced into the offense. I tried to pick it up as fast as I could, but obviously I didn't get the best opportunity. This is a great opportunity for (Spencer) and me. We don't have any choice but to step up. When your number is called, it's time to show what you can do. That's why we chose to play the game.

Today's campaign rhetoric will do nothing to help him bridge his growing credibility gap on the economy. His speech failed to address the mystery of his own budget gap Which taxes will he raise and which federal spending programs will he cut

John Kerry is right to say that this moment is a moment of truth, but that truth must include John Kerry admitting that he offers no credible alternatives to the policies in Iraq, and admitting that his suggestions are proposals that the administration is already doing involving NATO, involving the U. N. and training Iraqi security forces.

John Kerry's rhetoric on the campaign trail is hiding a long list of missed votes and empty promises on the issues he claims are priorities.

It seems highly irregular that CNN would tolerate two employees' openly working and advising and appearing on behalf of the John Kerry for President campaign.

The ease with which Sen. Leahy distorts Judge Roberts' record is troubling and may indicate that the Democrats are not yet done trying to make that argument, although it has already been discredited.

Anybody who would read this letter from 20 years ago as an indication that he would overturn Roe v. Wade is jumping to conclusions,

good sense of humor.

Those documents will remain at the Department of Justice because they are privileged.

Gov. Schwarzenegger and Sen. McClintock are good friends. Sen. McClintock will be the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor. They're going to work together during the campaign. No two running mates ever agree on every issue, but Gov. Schwarzenegger is pleased to have Tom McClintock beside him.

The opposition is totally predictable. Part of this coalition includes NARAL, which has been rightly criticized for one of the most dishonest attack ads in the history of political advertising against Judge Roberts.

will likely deliver a backward looking defense of the status quo that does not properly address the threats before our nation.

The procedure will be performed under local anesthetic. It will take place next weekend. It will involve a short hospital stay. The vice president will return to work shortly thereafter.

I hope you're doing a good job spinning the press, ... because your entire campaign communications operation is now at the Thrifty Car Rental counter in Fort Lauderdale.

President Bush realizes that state and local governments are at the forefront of the War on Terror and is doing everything possible to ensure their ability to meet the challenges they face.

There's hope, ... It's around the corner. How far around the corner I'm not sure.

After watching Kerry's shift from voting for the Iraq war to being an 'anti-war' candidate to being 'proud' of voting for our troops before he voted against them, veterans ... are unlikely to trust John Kerry to lead the men and women currently in uniform.