People would have liked to see the market rally today after the president's speech, but the market is too negative right now, and it's going to continue to be that way for the foreseeable future.

Bob Mccooey

There have been 40-something (U.S.) presidents overall, and they've all had different ways of doing the job. Me, Will and Charles are the same way. There's no such thing as a prototypical defensive end. There doesn't have to be.

Darren Howard

From now on we will have two authorities and most likely this will lead to a clash. The struggle will be between the president's office on the one hand and the parliament and cabinet on the other.

Nabil Amr

I work to maintain contact with each chapter, stay in touch with the presidents of each of the chapters [six and growing] and keep them abreast of information as well as hearing their concerns.

Janet Young

Pardons by their nature are controversial. But the U.S. Constitution gives the president this right. Former presidents have all made controversial pardons. None of them were subjected to this partisan analysis.

Julia Payne

Would any of [the president's] aides have the nerve to explain to the president that a Gonzales nomination would utterly demoralize many of his supporters?

Bill Kristol

These freely elected presidents came to us and said, 'Help us,' ... We help them by voting yes on CAFTA.

Bill Thomas

Students see it as an honor to go to the president's house for a dinner or a function, and that's how it works now. They feel honored that they're going somewhere special.

Joe Cardona

I do question the president's policies. I question the need for us to continue to be there, and most of all I question the way the president conducted this action.

John Courage

That was the only political song that they've ever written. We figured it was appropriate with the elections. And it's a band called The Presidents, so ... .

Stan Savage

We're losing a lot of experience. Obviously, there will be a learning curve for the new presidents, and we will end up doing a lot of training. But we have some very capable staff.

Bob Bratulich

It seems sometimes the president has moved onto other items on his agenda. But if you talk to folks along the Gulf Coast, they will tell you that this issue still needs the president's full attention.

Brian Richardson

Given the Cheney precedent and the president's well-known loyalty to his aides, it's certainly possible the president could turn to Harriet.

Brad Berenson

Continue to speak out against the president's Medicare policies.

Jano Cabrera

The president's position is that justice should be done.

Catherine Colonna

Honestly, I think that (president's) office is in places where I had classes as a student.

Gary Fethke

If we've got unemployment climbing over 7 percent and above, if we have continuing casualties in Iraq and if we have new doubts about the president's credibility, all the money in the world isn't going to save him, ... George Bush isn't there ... but his money advantage does not guarantee his re-election.

Stu Rothenberg

I think there's a limit to how far the Bush administration will fight on any of these topics. Karl Rove, the President's political advisor, is a realist.

Charles Gabriel

That showed me he'll carry loyalty to a point - which is part of what presidents do.

Stephen Hess

I don't think much of the president's plan, in part because it spends a lot of money on ineffective stimulus. The administration has even backed away from this being a stimulus plan. Now it's a long-term jobs and growth plan.

Jeffrey Wenger

David Baltimore will go down in history as not only a great scientist but also as one of the great presidents of Caltech.

Eli Broad

We needed some bankers. Presidents have realized that you're better off leaving the Fed alone, by getting good people over there and letting them manage the economy.

Edward Gramlich

Very quietly, Bush got an endorsement of 29 of the 34 Summit of the Americas countries. He met with presidents from Central America Free Trade Agreement-Dominican Republic countries and reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to CAFTA. So I'm a little hesitant to say this was all a defeat for Bush.

Eduardo Gamarra

Very quietly, Bush got an endorsement of 29 of the 34 Summit of the Americas countries, ... He met with presidents from Central America Free Trade Agreement-Dominican Republic countries and reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to CAFTA. So I'm a little hesitant to say this was all a defeat for Bush.

Eduardo Gamarra

Network presidents love to take shots at each other, but they've never been so vocal as they were this summer.

Fred Martin

We are certainly pleased by the president's actions and look forward to working with FEMA (Federal Emergency management Agency) to get assistance going to the home and business owners hardest hit by the storms.

Eric Lamoureux

There are strong passions on all sides of the issue. The president's decision will be based on the facts.

Elliot Diringer

The Congressional Black Caucus is deeply disappointed that the president's actions this week with respect to judicial nominations fail to live up to those healing words.

Elijah Cummings