Looking ahead, I can see more and more instances where I will disagree with the president on very fundamental issues. The largest, for me, is education.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think if you live in a country, basically you share the dominant values of a country although you may disagree on issues all the time.
On the issues that I care deeply about - the environment, Roe vs. Wade, the war in Iraq, with no weapons of mass destruction, the tax cuts that are now leading to deficits, I've got some deep issues with the president.
You can't stand for too many things. You can't use the bully pulpit for too many things. So, I promise you, every day, I am going to talk about jobs, spending, and education.
It is only requisite, for me to say to you, that the President places great reliance upon your skill, judgment and intimate knowledge.
Whenever I am among my fellow Governors, I am struck by how many face the same education improvement issues.
Everybody agrees that whatever the solutions are to the big problems, they... can never be without some element of education.
It can be tough to find areas where Left and Right can agree. Consider the well-being of children: Americans often disagree about how to raise kids, how to educate them, even what to feed them.
But presidents matter. That's one of the biggest lessons I learned being in the White House.
You shouldn't have one opinion when you're running and another when you're president.
In so much of politics you're not allowed to disagree with what's been agreed.