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The job of the president of the United States is to talk to the public, is to explain to them. Now, some presidents talk too much, like Bill Clinton. Some presidents try to talk but don't know how, like George Bush senior.

There is a growing sense among Americans outside the Beltway that while President Obama may be a good talker, he is a lousy manager.

It is hard for people outside the White House to understand the constant daily problems and issues that come up that require the president's attention, but he can not let himself get too personally involved.

Most of the things that need to be said about the President are things he can't say himself.

Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office.

I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be the profession of a President simply to hear other people talk.

I can easily imagine Obama sitting down and talking to any leader - or any person - in the world, with no baggage of past servitude or race supremacy to mar their talks.

We need people out talking about the President, explaining, agreeing with and praising his actions.

The President has a quick and able mind, though not everybody gives him that, not by a long shot.