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“[Republican Sen. Tom Coburn, of Oklahoma] showed exceptional emotional versatility, working a crossword puzzle during the hearing and then choking back a sob during a prosaic statement about partisanship, ... It was the biggest Senate choke-up since Sen. George V. Voinovich, R-Ohio, cried while opposing the nomination of the ambassador to the United Nations (John Bolton) - and Coburn has to get through three more days of hearings.”
Dana Milbank
“this has been an elaborate exercise in navel gazing.”
“seemed to lose control of the timing. He smiled after observing that Iraqis are 'paying a serious price' because of terrorism.”
“It was a delicate act: Celebrating debate and criticism while declaring that a key element of that debate -- whether the administration exaggerated prewar intelligence about Iraq -- is off-limits. But Cheney achieved it with matter-of-fact indignation.”
“To his backers, Joseph C. Wilson IV is a brave whistle-blower wronged by the Bush administration, ... To his critics, he is a partisan who spouts unreliable information.”
“[Mr. Woodward's apology was partly directed at his colleagues.] Obviously people here feel let down, ... it hasn't had the demoralizing effect that the Judy Miller debacle had at the Times.”
“One man's amnesty, of course, is another man's 'earned citizenship.'”
“We're one of the most reviled subsets of one of the most reviled professions. We're going to lose the battle every time.”
“For newspapers at this point, it's not about persevering, it's about surviving.”
