10 Quotes by Doug Schoen

We are at a defining point in the Bush presidency, and all indications are that we are headed for a calamitous result and most likely failure.

My dad died when I was 13. I was one of six boys. My oldest brother was 15, the youngest was 18 months.

It could play to the image of a president who is overreaching and not succeeding -- going to war without a clear purpose or credible proof in retrospect, isolating America, wiretapping.

We're a long way away from saying this is a front-burner, hot-button issue that would have an impact on the elections.

Where he's building homes was right in a war zone.

The basic credibility of this government is really up for grabs and open for question without the Democrats doing anything but pointing a finger.

It was like, I'm O.K. with this, but if you press me, I have some doubts.

In the absence of specifics that would throw his nomination into doubt, Democrats will be loath to want to be as combative and confrontational as they might otherwise be.

Cheney's great strength in the administration has been as the adult in the room behind the scenes. With the allegations about the leaking, which are potentially very, very serious, and this (hunting) story, I think there is real doubt now about his position, his stature.