Steve Jarding Quotations

If I'm Hillary, I'm sitting here and saying, 'Here's somebody in the South who seems to have another notch in his belt. I've gotta figure out a way to trump that,'

He's got to show he can raise money and be in the top tier of Democratic fundraising. This is the year where they give out invitations to the next round.

The problem, I think, for all these guys is, if they kid themselves and think the money isn't going to be the first primary, they are crazy. And I don't care how good they are, you don't get checks because they've got good staff. The candidate has to close the deal.

We have to stop (Allen) in 2006 so he never gets to 2008.

If you follow through on when he was Navy secretary, his record of appointing women to high-level positions at the Department of the Navy was unprecedented.

This is a unique individual whose base is very strong. In this year of corruption in Washington, being a voice from the outside is a good position to be in.

Democratic voters said, 'I'll send you a message, George Bush, if that's what you want.'

Hillary clearly right now is the candidate who is most unbeatable. She has organization and name ID and a large number of people who would do anything for her.

And I think this says more about Harris Miller than it does about Jim Webb on this issue.

It really is a double-edged sword. If you are a manager or a candidate, you want to be there ... but if you are there, you are dodging bullets instead of shooting bullets. And sometimes somebody draws blood and you are in trouble.