Don't worry, I know what I am doing."
Yeah!
Our president was in a unique postion to grow up studying Nixon, Ford, and especially Reagan and GHW Bush. He also has had occasion to meet his true Master and learn at His feet.
At a meeting for conservative activists in Illinois, with W's presidental campaign. At Q&A time, I had occasion to relate what I thought were as yet unmentioned concerns in the room, telling a field director of his primary campaign that we weren't going to apply ourselves to help him just so we could see more O'Connors, Kennedys and Souters on the bench, or to see our private and governmental sovereignties given up - especially to any international power.
The man's reply seemed to convey that W had discussed such things with his inner circle. As I recall, he said, "You won't be disappointed."
I think that man was on to something.