Mark McKinnon

“As in nature, politics abhors a vacuum. Without a strong voice for more moderate leadership, the Tea Party is filling that vacuum.”

“To open up new markets and create American jobs, we need to make global bilateral free trade agreements a priority as they were under the Clinton administration.”

“Every day I am being told to sign up for Tumblr, Yammer, Friendfeed, Plaxo, Last.fm, ping.fm or the hot social-media tool du jour that happened to get mentioned on Mashable.com. It is like a...”

“To pull off successful attacks in debates, you have to execute with nuance and subtlety. It has to be artful.”

“Republicans working in leadership and the trenches are largely old, white, male, out-of-touch, out of ideas, technology averse, and living in the past.”

“Outside events can change a presidential campaign, a president, and the history of the nation: the Iranian hostage crisis, the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, the downing of the he...”

“Presidents should do whatever possible and practical to encourage an environment of cooperation and bipartisanship. And they should maintain a certain level of decorum, diplomacy and decency...”

“Defending birthright citizenship is about being on the right side of liberty. The 14th Amendment is a great legacy of the Republican Party.”

“I don't buy the argument that there can't be a successful independent candidacy for the presidency of the United States. People who say, 'It can't happen,' are many of the same people who sa...”

“For most of my life, I've considered myself a political centrist.”

“War is often about making the least-worst decision. The same could be said about politics. But the stakes are higher in war, when the commander-in-chief is called upon to defend the nation.”

“Weary of wily politicians who say one thing and do another, voters and advocacy groups insist presidential contenders commit to the cause du jour in writing, but candidates are foolish to co...”

“America's commitment to religious freedom and tolerance should not be conditional.”

“Republicans constantly claim to be the party that defends the Constitution. We have no legitimate right to that claim until we get right on gay rights.”

“I think the press are good people; I think they're educated people.”

“The No Child Left Behind Act will be one of President Bush's enduring legacies. And it was engineered and inaugurated with a truly bipartisan coalition in Congress. Accountability, standards...”

“Drone attacks subvert the rule of law - we become judge, jury, and executioner - at the push of a button.”

“If you're a Democrat and 'The New York Times' is calling for your head, you know it's time for an exit strategy.”

“Middle America believes in fair play, an equal opportunity to succeed or to fail.”

“When elected officials and others contribute to a climate and culture that fosters hyper-partisanship, we've got to blow the whistle.”