It is almost as though American business leaders cannot grasp that a Democratic President is pursuing their interests so intently.

If the President had vigorously pursued, in the early stages of the bill, incentives for oil and gas, this would have saved some time.

In domestic policy the President pursued a middle course, continuing most of the New Deal and Fair Deal programs, emphasizing a balanced budget.

The President is now pursuing a very complex strategy, as subtle as it is dangerous.

And the President - rather than tackling this challenge, rather than facing up to our debt - is pursuing policies that are making matters worse.

It soon frustrated him to know that "friends were being killed because of the vanity with which the President pursued his peace process."

Still, Mr. Basta said he had no doubt that the President was pursuing the right course.

On each of these issues, the President and the Democratic Congress have pursued the most partisan approach in my memory.

Asked whether the nation could expect less confrontation, Mr. Gingrich responded by saying that this depended on whether the President pursued his own campaign promises.

The meeting with his Cabinet focused on the major themes that the President will pursue over the next few months.