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 is quite comfortable, I've created discomfort. So I take that as a… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
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 there's enough discomfort in journalism, especially in Washington. — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
I have always been a big meta guy because I think the way journalism is practiced in Washington, and the way everyone sort of… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
“The low point occurred in July, during Romney’s junior week abroad, in which the press became increasingly frustrated over Romney’s refusal to talk to… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
To cover politics in Washington allows you to live in the very, very wide gap between what the actual truth is, and how people… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
Politicians, in many cases - their moral code will be dictated by what can get them reelected, what they can get away with. When… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
“The Founding Fathers are always spinning in their graves over something, as is Ronald Reagan, or FDR. Edward R. Murrow is a perennial grave… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
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… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
Washington has always had a pretty healthy amount of self-loathing. — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
The shaming of Washington, insofar as it is even possible, is a very noble pursuit. — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
Washington has become this place that people don't leave. It has become this permanent feudal class. — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
I'm just a journalist. I shine a mirror to the culture. I give the cop-out answer. — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
“a mantra she attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt: women in politics, she said, “need to develop skin as tough as a rhinoceros hide.” — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
