Let's not pretend that all of a sudden, this is some new system. Mark Shields More Quotes by Mark Shields More Quotes From Mark Shields In the 2004 presidential election, we saw a wonderful example of citizens making contributions. In fact, individual giving to both the Kerry and Bush campaigns was the highest in our nation's history. Mark Shields presidential example giving You can't have someone with a pinkie out there at the U.N. or any other place. Mark Shields I think any advocate who is effective has fully acquainted himself or herself with the legislator they are going to meet. Know what committees they are on, what issues they are interested in, all in an effort to build a bridge for communicating with them. Mark Shields issues bridges thinking Health care, it's going to be political. It's going to be, let's say, the confluence of the politics and the messy implementation. Mark Shields messy political care The Republicans, they are in the danger of rooting for the country to fail. They look bad that way, I mean, and I want to say to them, cheer up, Republicans. Eventually, things will get worse. Mark Shields cheer mean country Let's give the president some due here. They had a mess, and he fixed it, and they mobilized a lot of authority, and they did it. Mark Shields dues president giving Gone is any mention of American exceptionalism. I happen to believe that twice, three times in the 20th century, the United States saved Western democracy, both World War - both World Wars and the Cold War. Mark Shields democracy war believe As long as Republicans won't - won't raise taxes and as long as Democrats won't in any way make entitlements based on need, rather than just across the board, I really think that we're doomed to this deadlock. Mark Shields boards long thinking Now Republicans are a more interventionist party than they have been at any time since George W. Bush left office. Mark Shields republican party office I think it's fair to say that Donald Trump was born without the embarrassment gene or the moral reservation gene. Mark Shields embarrassment moral thinking The pattern of American presidential elections is that the more optimistic candidate, whether it's John Kennedy and let's get America moving again, Ronald Reagan, it's morning in America, or Barack Obama, yes, we can, always wins, or nearly always wins. Mark Shields optimistic morning moving Donald Trump is writing a different theme, which is it's midnight in America and that things are bad, and they're bleak, and they're gloomy and they're doomy, and the only thing that is going to save you is someone with the authority and power of somebody like me. Mark Shields authority-and-power writing america There are people who know Hillary Clinton who tell wonderful stories about her, how likable she is, how funny she is; 99 percent of American people don't - have never seen that side of her. Mark Shields stories sides people The organizing principle of the United States defensive foreign policy had been opposition to the Soviet Union. There is no more Soviet Union. Mark Shields unions united-states principles I think Donald Trump is obviously the more colorful, the more flamboyant, the more dominant personality. Mark Shields trump personality thinking All politics is personal with President Trump. And that carries with it great, great problems. Mark Shields trump problem president In a strange way, Hillary Clinton was helped and victimized by Barack and Michelle Obama.Michelle Obama was probably better than Barack Obama, if you think about it.Her speech is a masterful, masterful speech. And she delivered it in a persuasively conversational tone. Mark Shields speech way thinking Tim Kaine reminds me of - Peter Hart.Tim Kaine is a good neighbor. He's kind of the dependable, you know, friendly, helpful. And, you know, he would be over there. He would give you a hand if there were a problem at the house. Mark Shields house giving hands It doesn't have to be the same line that we have had for the last 40 years, because that clearly isn't working on any level. But you have got to have a pretty clear line on this crucial issue. Mark Shields issues levels years Sometimes, you just let the country have its way, and you don't try to determine the shape of the country. You sort of modestly step back and let the country figure out what it believes. Mark Shields trying believe country
