Norm Ornstein Quotes

It strikes an emotional chord. - Norm Ornstein

I'm happy to place the lion's share of the blame for this on FEMA and the feds. But I think a substantial dollop of the blame goes to the state and local level, and he deserves his share of that. - Norm Ornstein

I think he's going to fall back on what he didn't want to do, what he swore he wouldn't do, but almost all second-term presidents do, which is being in a kind of caretaker status. - Norm Ornstein

I don't expect a lot that are forced by the president. - Norm Ornstein

He's putting a marker down that an awful lot of his colleagues have been unwilling to do. - Norm Ornstein

Giving aid and comfort to their adversaries. - Norm Ornstein

Before election night or the next morning, I would have said the chances for a rematch are zero, that the loser would be quickly forgotten. But we're in a different world now. - Norm Ornstein

Any spate of news stories from now on about corruption in contracts, etc., will hurt - people will resist a major taxpayers' commitment if they think much of it will be wasted or lining the pockets of miscreants... That perception, unfortunately, has been reinforced by the delegation request, which editorials have called 'Louisiana looting.' The delegation needs to change its tone and strategy when it comes to getting aid. The other danger is that over time, as other disasters occur, aid becomes zero sum. - Norm Ornstein

After 40 years, the verdict is still out. - Norm Ornstein

[The administration, he said, has tried to rebound from the widespread criticism of initial recovery efforts with a stepped-up federal response and regular visits to the Gulf region.] The president has been all over the map there to help out and commit the government's full resources and the expectation was it would have people talking again about his compassionate conservatism... But it just hasn't worked out. - Norm Ornstein

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