Karl Rove on impugning the motives of your political opponents:
“Rove attested that ‘most people I know on both sides of the aisle actually believe in the positions they take,’ and he proposed a rule: ‘Unless you have clear evidence to the contrary, commentators should answer arguments instead of impugning the motives of those with whom they disagree.‘”
– Washington Post, 4/19/05
White House press secretary Scott McClellan on opposition to John Bolton’s nomination:
“I think what you’re seeing is the ugly side of Washington, D.C., that people are playing politics with his nomination. … We hope that [opponents of Bolton] on the committee would stop playing politics and stop raising these unsubstantiated accusations and move forward on a committee vote.”
– 4/20/05
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