“The best way is to say you fought a good fight, congratulate the winners, say you made a contribution and you're gonna continue to work to help the party. That way you've pleased everybody.”
“If this isn't the Fat Lady singing, it's awful close to that. If Ari seriously thought she was a contender for the presidential nomination, he would not walk away right now.”
“If we've got unemployment climbing over 7 percent and above, if we have continuing casualties in Iraq and if we have new doubts about the president's credibility, all the money in the world isn't going to save him, ... George Bush isn't there ... but his money advantage does not guarantee his re-election.”