“In the end, Obama won, stealing the change message from John Edwards and beating…” — John Dickerson

In order for a president to be transformational, the old order has to fall as the orthodoxies that kept it in power exhaust themselves.

People out there with pre-existing conditions, they are worried. Are they going to have the guarantee of coverage if they have a pre-existing condition or if they live in a state where the governor decides that's not a part of the health care, or that the prices are going to go up? That's the worry.

Presidents have to learn how to adapt. Every president comes into the job; it's different than they expect. They must adapt.

The Chinese, our allies, have been allies with North Korea.