[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.

this has been an elaborate exercise in navel gazing.

[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.

How do you continue to do your job and feel good about it? That's got to be demoralizing.

Don't ever let anybody know you're injured,

The last two have just been demoralizing.