hold their noses and say they'd take (presidential counselor) Alberto Gonzales over other likely choices, in part because Gonzales would irritate the right-wingers who irritate them.


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Mr. Gonzales ... ?
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I irritate the wife because of my private dancing.
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I obviously irritate people. I obviously antagonise them.
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Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.
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Or, rather, you irritate everyone, Curdle. Because you're so unreliable.'
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This may be the most important thing a president does.
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We take each individual, each case, case by case,
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we are bringing this prosecution at this time because it is the appropriate thing to do.
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Obviously we would have preferred the escape not to have occurred,
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I will be the first to admit I am not perfect and I make mistakes.
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Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.
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It does irritate me when I am described as a controversialist and commentator on Israel.
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I seem to be some sort of lightning rod. I just really irritate people, you know? I really do.
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