He says the discontent in Congress and among the public could grow unless the war effort begins to go better.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

"It's really cool to walk into public places, like a mall or something like that, and have people just go nuts,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.22

Analyst Thomas Donnelly at the conservative American Enterprise Institute says President Obama should accept the recommendations, and then convince the American public to go along.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

He also says the administration plans to re-allocate about $32 billion from this year's supplementary budget to go to programs that "help the public in their daily lives."

VOA: standard.2009.10.27