"The real distinction . . . is that, at the core, he is a very weak man. He projects himself as incredibly strong, but behind closed doors he is incapable of saying no to his biggest financial supporters and his coalition . . . He's been shockingly malleable . . . He was too weak to resist it.

I think his weakness is a moral weakness. I think he is a bully, and like all bullies, he's a coward when confronted with a force that he's fearful of. His reaction to the extravagant and unbelievably selfish wish list of the wealthy . . . is obsequious. The degree of obsequiousness that is involved in saying 'yes, yes, yes, yes, yes' to whatever these people want, no matter the damage and harm done . . .that can only come from genuine moral cowardice."

(His) failures have been so spectacular . . . The evidence of deceit, miscalculation, have combined to produce in the minds of a lot of people a growing conviction that it's really not good ..."

"Also, the Republican right wing has launched a kind of civil cold war in a very ruthless fashion."