Allan Hoffenblum Quotations

He's not going to roll over and play dead.

It's a referendum on him and his political team's persuasive abilities.

These cheap shots at the president are ill-timed and ill-advised. It comes at a time when the president is being hit by all sides. It's piling on.

Look, the muscle magazine thing was just stupid and he doesn't want to talk about his past womanizing. He's made a lot of mistakes, but corruption is not one of them.

I'd say he's in trouble. The challenge for the Democrats is to prove that he is more influenced by lobbyists than he is concerned for public policy in his district.

Why did they wait several months to respond to attacks from unions? ... They made bad political decisions all the way through.

Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get back on the horse again. That's my advice to him, which I believe he will do because he's a natural optimist, ... No matter what happens on Election Night, he'll figure out a way to say 'This is fantastic.'

President Bush is in California for specific reasons that do not involve Governor Schwarzenegger, and the governor is involved in a special election that has nothing to do with the president. Both are having political problems now, so other than cordiality, there's really no reason for them to be together.

When (Ronald) Reagan was governor, there was always unrest. He raised taxes ... he signed one of the most progressive pro-abortion bills in the country at that time.

If he was still up there with 61 percent approval and had broad support, he might sign it.