Andrew Card Quotes

"I do not see my job as being anything other than a staffer responsible for the staff, ... It's my job to facilitate the president's ability to get the best out of his staff."

"The president wants responsible action on global climate change, and he is ready to take responsible action."

"before taking military action."

"I think we're probably looking at the week of June 5th, ... He'll probably want to sign it when Congress is back in Washington."

"great privilege and a great honor."

"Working in the White House is a tremendous privilege. But it is even a greater honor to serve as the president's chief of staff, especially to you, Mr. President."

"I do not see my job as being anything other than a staffer responsible for the staff."

"[But by that point, Bush was only fine-tuning a machine whose design had already been determined. By handing the task of devising a vast new Cabinet agency to a few trusted aides, Bush ceded much of his own power to shape the policy. He could have picked the lesser of the options that Card provided him, but his reliance on his aides made it almost certain that he would approve their recommendation.] There were options throughout this paper, and frankly I guided him toward options, ... You aren't going to win that one."

"This is a team effort right now, everyone's pulling their oars in the same direction and the ship is moving forward."

"If we don't find that happening, all of the progress expected under the trade agreement could disappear. So an excessively weak yen would jeopardize success under the auto agreement."

"We have a lot of priorities that would come before campaign finance reform, but we do respect the leadership that John McCain has offered in this area, ... Face the Nation."

"He is helping to lead our troops as they meet an awesome responsibility to protect us and to bring freedom to others. He's also transforming the military. And any time you do that, there are controversies."

"She's leaving when the president has one of the highest approval ratings on record. From here, it can only go down. And when it does, you know who they're going to blame. They're gonna blame Andy Card!"