I left that meeting with the perception that I had been asked for the first time to fire an intelligence analyst for what he had said and done.

I've never seen anybody quite like Secretary Bolton. I don't have a second, third or fourth in terms of the way that he abuses his power and authority with little people.

This is very gratifying. It will be a little bit different perception this year. The last three years at state, we've been considered in the favorite group. This time, we can go over there and just play.

The perception is that rates are going up, and people are lining up to buy homes because of that. It's not a matter of if, but when the Fed raises interest rates, and that's going to have some effect on spending patterns.

It is easy to make assertions that prewar intelligence was not distorted, hyped, or fabricated before a friendly audience,

The growing perception is that Japan is falling back into a dark hole of recession again.