Why is it our business whether Sarah Palin returned to her job as governor three days after her son was born, or three months? Is there a right answer? – Susan Estrich
My only concern is that the L.A. Times opinion pages, unfortunately like too many in this country, are dominated by men, and I’d like to see that change. – Susan Estrich
People hate negative tactics, but the fact is, as the 3 A.M. ad demonstrates, they can be very effective. – Susan Estrich
Rock stars generally don’t last in the Senate, starting with John Kennedy. Too much work, too slow, too little juice. Getting something accomplished takes a remarkable amount of tedious work. Rock stars who become senators either run for something else or retire on the job. They certainly don’t make a mark. – Susan Estrich
In the first rule of politics, you know, Harry Truman, the buck stops here. Take responsibility. What I’ve learned over the years is that people will give people in politics a lot of rope if they just take responsibility. – Susan Estrich
Perhaps the cruelest thing ever said of Hubert Humphrey was that he had the soul of a vice president. – Susan Estrich
I’ve come to expect the jabs at Fox News – because, being a liberal, I get more than most. – Susan Estrich
My women students openly admit that they dress for interviews like dates, hoping to look their best: makeup, high heels, a well-fitting suit that shows off their figure. And I always tell them to make sure to wear a shirt under the suit jacket. Form fitting, yes. Cleavage, no. – Susan Estrich
Violent predators are not like the rest of us. They kill for fun, for sport, for the sake of it. To compare them to animals is an insult to animals. To expect that we can rehabilitate them assumes a will to change. – Susan Estrich
Getting one bill passed is close to impossible. Ask any kid who has spent a summer in Washington, or better yet a semester, and can’t understand how people tolerate its menu of constant frustration. Imagine mastering it. – Susan Estrich
This isn’t really a convention, This is really an infomercial. And every night we’ll have a different infomercial and people view it with a certain level of cynicism. – Susan Estrich
Most people who make threats don’t follow through. The most dangerous people are often those who never make threats. But ‘most’ and ‘often’ aren’t what you are looking for when you’re dealing with a scary person. You want to ‘know.’ And there is no knowing. – Susan Estrich
Every time I hear someone making ignorant comments about the supposed ‘evils’ of homosexuality, I think about the true evil of the high suicide rates among gay and lesbian teens. – Susan Estrich
I can’t begin to count how many times I have warned politicians and candidates to worry as much about the good coverage as the bad, because the more air they put in your balloon, the bigger the target when they start shooting. – Susan Estrich
Vice presidents are supposed to be eternally loyal, which is why it is so difficult for some to figure out how to succeed their bosses. – Susan Estrich
It used to be that you could have fun with interviews with the foreign press, knowing that nothing you said would make it back to any voters until long after the election was over, if ever. – Susan Estrich
Gore will not win a popularity contest, he will not win a personality contest, but he can win an idealogical battle, and he can win a battle of experience. – Susan Estrich
