I find it hard to believe that one of his aides didn't find it salient to know before he voted. If he said he didn't know, then he's just not doing his job. It's just appalling. That's hardly any kind of excuse.

As one of his aides once said, he has antifreeze in his blood... He is a very cool character, and when you judge him by his public performances you would think that everything is hunky-dory and going great. But an analytical assessment of the situation shows he is in trouble, despite the brave face that he's putting on.

Would any of [the president's] aides have the nerve to explain to the president that a Gonzales nomination would utterly demoralize many of his supporters?

I was only 25 when I drafted him, ... It's hard to believe.

Creditors are so eager to get it over that they would have voted for the plan if UAL were offering a ham sandwich.

One gets the impression that other countries are suspicious that the secretary general and his aides are really puppets being manipulated by Washington.