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… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
If you can sell yourself as someone who knows how Washington works, someone who has these relationships, that's a very marketable commodity. If you're seen as someone who knows how this town works, someone who is a usual suspect in… — 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
