David Axelrod

The goal here is to signify to people that they are getting real and reliable information. I think he better read more

The goal here is to signify to people that they are getting real and reliable information. I think he better make sure the contraption can fly before he markets it.

My advice was to stay a million miles away from it.

My advice was to stay a million miles away from it.

Royko said it was the worst thing anybody could ever do to him, ... Here he had been gratuitously nasty, read more

Royko said it was the worst thing anybody could ever do to him, ... Here he had been gratuitously nasty, and the guy calls up and makes a joke about it. He said it was totally disarming. It was also totally brilliant.

Bill . . . called a guy who was a towering figure and he totally defanged him.

Bill . . . called a guy who was a towering figure and he totally defanged him.

Do we want a nominee who's propped up [by] the process, or a nominee who can beat George Bush? We read more

Do we want a nominee who's propped up [by] the process, or a nominee who can beat George Bush? We realize we're flying into a headwind created by the process. But what makes this such a great story is he's still aloft going into that headwind.