Stephen Wayne Quotations

Bush is the most aggressive user of executive power since Richard Nixon.

There have been occasions such as the 1988 debate involving Dan Quayle when questions were raised about whether the candidate was capable. The vice presidential debates don't matter until people mess up.

The Senate elected officials have to be more sensitive to constituency issues than does the president. We're beginning to see the beginning of the lame duck factor.

They're up for election, and he's not. We're moving into crunch time very quickly, and they are obviously afraid of the political fallout.

It's been the least successful year of his presidency.

In the short run, it gives them a breather. New people always gain a fair amount of attention.

I don't see it going anywhere, unless there's a crisis.