I don't think his advisers understand how difficult it is going to be to get their way on Capitol Hill because of this,

I think Rumsfeld has lost some important allies on (Capitol) Hill and in the senior military. But I don't see how the president would find it in his political interest to get rid of Rumsfeld unless he also wants to change policy and use Rumsfeld as kind of a scapegoat or whipping boy or whatever. But there doesn't seem to be any evidence that the president wants to blame anybody or change his mind.

The mood on Capitol Hill is not a pleasant one, ... There's a divisiveness that I think we haven't seen in a long time and I worry about that. I like to think that I've been a moderating influence on that.

I caught the bug, ... I went down there and had a blast. Capitol Hill is a great place for a young person. I decided I wanted to go back after graduation.

The majority of Republicans on [Capitol] Hill want him out. They feel he's undercut them [and] made comments that have been very undiplomatic.

Every Democrat on Capitol Hill professes to be a fiscal hawk.