It must be remembered that the Bush White House has a separate talent for character assassination that must not be confused with a talent for governance.

has been repeatedly targeted by this administration and its proxies with the worst kind of character assassination, solely because they disagree with his social and economic policies.

We agreed that we won't indulge in character assassination. If there is any issue, he should address it through the party channels.

I've been forced to deal with my character assassination.

When we were subjected to a vicious character assassination campaign orchestrated by senior White House officials and championed by their allies in the right-wing echo chamber, Hillary reached out to us. Her counsel during that tumultuous period was as timely as it was wise.

And he appreciates that a majority of his colleagues won't give in to what is essentially character assassination by insinuation.