settled one way or another rather soon.

The president expects results, and he expects them as soon as possible.

[One official described the sessions as] polite but tough. ... it is important that his report be a statement of the facts.

Mrs. Dole's prospects have not changed. If Elizabeth Dole cannot beat George Bush, no one can.

a thankless job. . . . Always a flak-catching job.

My advice to the tea party freshmen: Slow the galloping horses to a trot. Big government was built over decades; it can't be dismantled in a year, especially when Democrats control the White House.