When Bush says that Abu Ghraib was the work of a few, he forgot to mention that he was one of them.

Al Gore's problem, in my view, is that he never liked politics. He's actually deeply uncomfortable in it but felt he had to do it because of his father. He's much more comfortable in a private sector role and has, in fact, been much more successful in a private sector role, and I admire him for that.

When you put a tiny and despised minority up for a popular vote, the minority usually loses.

[Senator] Kerry [democrat MA] is emerging as the worst of all the viable Democratic candidates. He has the backbone of Clinton and the charm of Gore.

The New York Times had not become The New York Times overnight. It had to earn its reputation day-by-day.

I'm openly gay because I'm a Catholic.

My own view is simply that there are some very basic rules; very simple rules that apply to all writing in a way, which is: don't lie; if you're wrong, correct; do not misrepresent; and try and keep oneself intellectually honest - which means, as a writer, the very difficult task in public of admitting you were wrong.