Accounts Quote by Mark Leibovich

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

“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

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

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

“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

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

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

— Mark Leibovich

I always keep my repertorial hat on.

— Mark Leibovich

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

— Mark Leibovich

Washington has become this place that people don't leave. It has become this permanent feudal class.

— Mark Leibovich

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

— Mark Leibovich

“a mantra she attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt: women in politics, she said, “need to develop skin as tough as a rhinoceros hide.”

— Mark Leibovich