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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 manipulate the truth. They speak in the language of spin, obsequiousness, obfuscation. The meta of politics is just this endless source of material that can shed light on the psychology of the process.

Mark Leibovich's Popular Quotes

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…

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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

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

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