[O'Neill] has now revealed what many have long suspected, ... Despite protestations to the contrary, the president and his senior aides began the march to war in Iraq in the earliest days of the administration.

[The senior senator from Massachusetts was equally gracious.] I've enjoyed working with the president, ... I might say I might use those same words with regard to him, respectfully.

I am extremely disappointed that [the president] has proposed this relief using such a politically charged approach. This is not time for a partisan political debate on vouchers.

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?

[Bush's top aides debated whether to keep the President above the fray during the midterms--] to protect him, ... As far as Bush was concerned, the real risk would have been to sit on his hands when he had the opportunity to make the difference in some very close races. He and Karl were completely in synch.

Despite what may be believed to the contrary, the shootings that occurred in August 2003 are unsolved.