It always helps to bring the vice president. It's like the press is the only one that has been saying it is a problem with him being here.

We need to retain all of our seats, and when you have somebody on your side of the aisle that's leaving, that's significant in the next election.

It was a great victory for the grassroots of the Republican Party. You can have all of the important people, but it's really about the message.

Why would you pick someone who was director of press relations for the most disliked, discredited vice president since Spiro Agnew?

[• Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday defended the coalition mission to overthrow Saddam, saying it would have been irresponsible not to take action.] It was Saddam Hussein himself that made war unavoidable, ... We are not going to answer further danger by simply issuing diplomatic protests or sharply worded condemnations. We will not wait in false comfort while terrorists plot against innocent Americans.

Almost every administration has kind of come in saying they want an open administration, and then getting bad press and fuming about leaks. But it's a pretty fair statement to say you haven't seen this kind of crackdown on leaks since the Nixon administration.