If People Believe You're On

After I Left The White House, I Kept A Foothold In The Business Of American Politics; As A Talk-show Host, Analyst, Commentator, Speechmaker, And Occasional Writer. I Was No Longer A Practitioner, But I Was Still A Partisan, A Democrat, A Blue-stater Through And Through.

And Clinton Was Like That - He Saw The Whole Playing Field. He Didn't Just See The Event That He Was At Or The Circumstances Of That Week Or That Month. He Saw The Whole Playing Field All The Time.

Obama Has Become Too Dependent On Formal Speeches And Set Town Halls. His Idea Of Mixing It Up Is Taking Off His Jacket.

Women Have A Lot Of Power In Private Life. There Are Many Men Who Would Say, 'hey, Women Already Rule My Life.' But With Women, More Is More. The More There Are, The More The World Gets Used To Seeing Them. We Change The Culture. We Begin To Expand Options And Lead And Manage.

Campaigns Often Make Standing On Principle The Highest Of Virtues - And Listening To Your Opponents A Sure Sign Of Weakness. It's The Virtual Opposite Of What It Takes To Succeed In Office. Squaring The Circle Takes A Powerful Combination Of Skills. But Presidents Who Can Campaign And Compromise Are Generally The Most Successful.