Most advisers, however, see these alternatives as risky and marginal.
Mr. Clinton's advisers clearly see the elections as a chance to break out of that trap.
Buyers and their advisers will usually see through any quick fixes you try to use to boost profits.
By contrast, President Bush lost California, and his political advisers see it as a long shot for 2004.
But many local governments and their financial advisers did not see it that way in the 1980s and 1990s.
As consumers paid down and consolidated debt, financial advisers saw signs that educational efforts were paying off.
But his advisers see the spending as essential.
The president's political advisers see this jobs picture as his biggest liability going into the election year.
The President's advisers may see these numbers as proof that he will weather this crisis, no matter what.
My senior adviser saw how jittery I was and decided to put a stop to it.