Washington Is Still Very Much A Male-oriented

There's No Question Almost Press Secretaries Talk About The Sense Of Serving Two Masters. On The One Hand You Want To Protect The President's Interests, And You Represent His Interests To The Press. And The Press Is A Proxy For The American People.

One Thing I Think Is Least Realistic Is That There Were Five People That Made Decisions In The Fictional 'west Wing.' In Real Life, There Are About Five Million People That Weigh In.

It Isn't Fate But Fecklessness That Has Shoved Sarah Palin To The Sidelines Of National Politics. The Real Tragedy Is That She's Taken A Lot Of Other Serious Republican Women With Her.

When I Became White House Press Secretary, There Were Other Limitations That Were Thrust Upon Me. Bill Clinton Was Under Pressure To Appoint Women To Visible Positions. I Was 31, I'd Never Worked In Washington. Was I Ready For This Large And Visible Job? Still He Wanted The Credit. So He Gave Me The Job But Diminished The Job.

Democrats Single Out Glaring Examples Of Tax Preferences Or Spending Priorities That Favor The Wealthy And Republicans Cry 'class Warfare!'