Steffen Schmidt Quotations

There are moments when people have to realize their credibility, which is the only thing politicians have, is hurt.

The fact that he's had a lot of experience in the Senate wasn't really that exciting or enough to make people want to switch over to him.

When bad luck comes along, you've got to have a lot of momentum and a lot of forward motion. But Bush didn't do a lot of things that would have gotten him through those moments. When the hurricanes hit, when Katrina hit in particular, he already had lost momentum. And he slammed into a wall.

Presidents always get in trouble in second terms. He's in more trouble than most.