I'm just a journalist. I shine a mirror to the culture. I give the cop-out answer..

I think as long as you're straight with people, as long as you honor ground rules, as long as you serve your readers, you're going to get the door op….

The shaming of Washington, insofar as it is even possible, is a very noble pursuit..

I think the job of a good journalist, especially in Washington, is to create discomfort, and I think for a certain class of people, and for whom life….

I've done a lot of tough stories over the years. I've done a lot of profiles over the years that have not always been, shall we say, helpful for the ….

To cover politics in Washington allows you to live in the very, very wide gap between what the actual truth is, and how people are trying to manipula….

I think that part of being a good journalist, part of being an awake member of the world youre in, is to view yourself as an outsider, and I always h….

Spirituality in Washington can be more of a - I don't want to say it - but, a networking opportunity. Religion is often used opportunistically in the….

But 'This Town' is official Washington. It's political Washington. It's not the Washington that clogs New York Avenue. It's not the Washington that l….

I think one of the dirty little secrets that I try to reveal here is that Washington is not hopelessly divided. It's very interconnected. We're talki….

I'm sure people are badmouthing me. I think one of the interesting parts about the criticism has been the tenor of "how dare he." How dare an insider….

Washington has always had a pretty healthy amount of self-loathing..

I violated apparently an unspoken rule that we are supposed to take care of our own. Frankly if that invites discomfort, I welcome it. I don't think ….

I work for a big newspaper, and I guess I'm an insider. I don't have the luxury of calling myself a foreign correspondent and just swooping in and th….

I don't think people talk to me because I'm such a good, charming, good-looking guy. I don't - whether that's true or not. I think they do it because….

The people who are doing really well and who are getting stopped in airports are the people who are going to say the more outrageous things and get o….

Media has changed dramatically, as you and I know. We're in a world now where you're rewarded for being outrageous. Punditry has replaced reporting a….

I always keep my repertorial hat on..