James Carville Quotes
The American people are going to be ready for an era of realism. Theyve seen the consequences of having too many big ideas. 
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They seem to be getting it together. How much damage will the picture of people spending four or five days on rooftops do? That depends on how well it goes from here on out.
- James Carville
[The president's many visits to the Gulf Coast seem to have shored up, at least somewhat, his eroded standing. In the NEWSWEEK Poll, his job-approval rating inched up two points, to a still-dismal 40 percent. But, safely back in the White House, he now has to deal with another disaster area: Republican Washington. The list of official inquiries is long and growing, involving issues ranging from arguably excusable bureaucratic mismanagement to insider trading to allegations of lawbreaking that potentially lead to the highest levels of the White House staff.] Look, the Democrats' numbers are just as low as the Republicans' are... People see a lot of this stuff just as 'more Washington.' But the danger for Republicans and for Bush is that there are too many things they can't controland the odds are that all of them aren't going to work out in their favor.
- James Carville