You ever want to know what consensus and groupthink and conventional wisdom in Washington is, just find what David "Rodham" Gergen is saying and you'll find out what 99% of 'em are thinking.
Science isn't done by consensus. It's done by rigorous testing.
An election is an opportunity for a new consensus.
Consensus negates leadership.
The consensus is a very dangerous thing to get complacent about.
Put yourself in the shoes of one of these oligarchs who has been given a gift of $10 billion. Russia is in a deep depression. Nobody's investing. There is a widespread political consensus that the way you got your wealth is illegitimate.
I believe that there is a bipartisan consensus to have individual mandates.
I don't think consensus-building politics is what I'm meant to be doing.
Consensus doesn't happen by magic... You have to drive to it.