If you are wearing a bandana you better have something wise to say, because you are starting with a credibility deficit.
When you get a big crisis, everyone wants somebody with some experience and some credibility.
I always keep a firewall between my own travails and my perception of public-policy issues; otherwise I would retain no credibility as a commentator.
Donald Trump is a president in crisis. His governing agenda is going nowhere, his credibility shattered with many, his public approval is mired in the thirties and low forties, and an escalating Russia crisis is threatening to undermine the president's ability to persuade even Republicans that he can bounce back.
Credibility is to be good. You must be good. That's all I ever wanted - to be good at what I did.
Don't steamroll your way into a conversation before establishing any relational credibility.
