I think President Obama is a committed, practicing nonideologue. He's consumed by neither tactics nor ideology. He is more concerned about outcomes than he is about process and categorizations. David Axelrod categorizationcommitconcern Change image and share on social
I think those autoworkers whose industry would have collapsed if the president hadn't intervened are certainly better off. David Axelrod autoworkerscollapseindustry Change image and share on social
This ought to be a season for cooperation in terms of pushing our economy forward, job creation, steadying the middle class, and laying the groundwork for a better future. And that's what we want to work on with Republicans and Democrats. David Axelrod classcooperationcreation share on social
This marketplace where people can buy insurance who don't have it today - a competitive marketplace: That's an idea that both sides embrace. David Axelrod buycompetitiveembrace Change image and share on social
Two years before the last election you nor anyone else would have predicted that Barack Obama was going to get elected president of the United States. David Axelrod barackelectelection Change image and share on social
People understand we're on the doorstep of doing something really historic that will help the American people and strengthen our country for the long run. David Axelrod americancountrydoorstep Change image and share on social
We don't want to go back to the same policies and the same practices that drove our economy into a ditch, that punished the middle class, and that led us to this catastrophe. We have to keep moving forward. David Axelrod backcatastropheclass share on social
We agree with Simpson and Bowles and others who have looked at this. What's necessary is to stabilize the debt and then work from there. You can't balance the budget in the short term because to do that would be to ratchet down the economy. David Axelrod agreebalancebowles share on social
The place where we don't agree is on whether there should be some restraint on insurance companies and whether they should be allowed to run wild. We believe there should be some restraint; some on the other side don't think so. David Axelrod agreeallowcompany share on social
I'm a kibitzer with a broad portfolio. David Axelrod broadkibitzerportfolio Change image and share on social
