“The relationship between press and politician - protected by the Constitution and designed to be happily adversarial - becomes sour, raw and confrontational.”
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I know for me the subject of how to be in a relationship is precious and complicated and challenging.
I'm in a happy relationship, me and my ex are on really good terms, my kid and I are in a good spot.
I certainly know that this relationship could not have continued the way it did, when I was at the Pentagon and the president was obviously at the White House, without Betty.
The formula for achieving a successful relationship is simple: you should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.