Do the right thing...it's less polarizing

"I think first you do the right thing for the country, and then you think about the political ramifications, and in this case, doing the right thing would be less polarizing."

Tom McCarthy, Republican congressman, New Jersey, speaking about changes to the ACA, quoted in the NYTimes, February 24, 2017, "Health Law Repeal Faces Hurdles Even in House.

Averaging a triple-double

Averaging a triple-double is like having a helicopter that is also a boat that can also write the Great American Novel.
--"The Mysteries of an Everything Man" by Sam Anderson
feature on Russell Westbrook, NYTMagazine, 2/5/2017

President Trump wants more thorough briefing on his executive orders

"For the moment, Mr. Bannon remains the president's dominant adviser, despite Mr. Trump's anger that he was not fully briefed on details of the executive order he signed giving his chief strategist a seat on the National Security Council, a greater source of frustration to the president than the fallout from the travel ban."

--Trump and staff rethink tactics after stumbles, Glenn Thrush, NYT, 2/6/2017