He really does need to reinvent his team.

We need followers who are engaged and supportive, not just resistant.

It's somewhat unfair to accuse a president who generally works very hard ... for taking five weeks off. It's not as if Bush is sitting on a recliner.

The balance of power is gradually tipping.

The Bush administration has been charged from the start with being cavalier about democracy. The tension between on the one hand protecting our democratic privileges and on the other hand trying to protect the American people is one we've had with us from the start.

I want this so badly because I want to be cured of Parkinson's disease...I'd like to be cure, and [this] holds the best chance that I have.