I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also.

I took the canal zone and let congress debate, and while the debate goes on the canal does also

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.

A high-profile immigration raid like this, as unusual as it is — four days before Congress comes back to debate amnesty again — does smell suspicious. I'm happy to see the enforcement. The question is: Is the administration committed to the routine enforcement of immigration law, not just when these egregious cases come along? I'm sure they aren't.

The President's budget represents a starting point for what is certain to be a long debate in the Congress over the priorities of government.

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.