“ With the selection of Acting Secret Service Director Joseph P. Clancy as the director, President Obama has guaranteed that the agency will continue to lurch from one shocking security failure to anoth… Ronald Kessler
“ The truth is that no internal reviews or congressional hearings will change the Secret Service's broken management culture. It needs better leadership. Ronald Kessler
“ While most Americans know about the Boston Tea Party, few are aware of the Liberty Tree and how important it was to fanning the flames of rebellion that led to the revolution in 1775 and the Declarati… Ronald Kessler
“ The 9/11 commission recommended the appointment of a national intelligence director with budgetary authority to better coordinate the work of the intelligence community and resolve differences. Ronald Kessler
“ Whatever they do, criminals and non-criminals act in particular ways. Some writers, for instance, use computers, others pen and paper. Some write in the morning, some at night. Each writer has a disti… Ronald Kessler
“ Because of the terrorist threat, the FBI and CIA have become as important as the military in preserving our freedom. Yet while thanking our military is standard practice in American life, no one think… Ronald Kessler
“ By shifting into reverse, jerking the wheel to the right or left, and shifting into drive. Ronald Kessler
“ At one point, Bush and his wife, Barbara, were staying at their Kennebunkport home in the winter, and they went out for a walk in the freezing cold. I had a hat on, and two of the other agents had a h… Ronald Kessler
“ Voters tend to forget that presidents are, first and foremost, people. If they are unbalanced, nasty, and hypocritical, that will be reflected in their judgment and job performance. If Ronald Kessler
