In the execution of Presidential decisions work to be true to his views, in fact and tone.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.
I presumed the president was being truthful until a series of events undercut that confidence.
It is only requisite, for me to say to you, that the President places great reliance upon your skill, judgment and intimate knowledge.
Presidents quickly realize that while a single act might destroy the world they live in, no one single decision can make life suddenly better or can turn history around for the good.
A President's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right.
Every president to hold office has espoused some version of Americanism - the truths that we hold self-evident, even when those truths are not always in evidence. But for all their grand rhetoric and mostly good deeds, none was able to seal the deal on the trifecta of equality, plurality and socioeconomic ascendancy. Obama has.
This is easy to say with the benefit of hindsight, but I think it once again points out how very important style of leadership, that is the way he does what he does, is to his perception.
What you have said, Mr. President, fully satisfies me that you have given to every proposition which has been made, a kind and candid consideration. And you have now expressed the conclusion to which you have arrived, clearly and distinctly.
My heart has been heavy and I have deliberated within my own conscience, knowing that my decision should not come out of my initial emotion of anger toward the President for such reckless behavior, but should be based on the facts.
A President is best judged by the enemies he makes when he has really hit his stride.