At least the risks that we take are calculated risks, ... You see the complete picture and are able to walk down from there.

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

This (Bush's pledge) is a landmark bit of phrasing which I am sure was at least partly calculated.

If there was a home on every vacant lot, we wouldn't be able to service them all until at least 2009. We didn't expect 7,300 building permits and people coming in droves.

From that we may be able to start to get a picture of who was involved.

We're looking at a big picture. We need to know what's going on out there - to be able to tell people what's working and not working, and what needs to be under review.