Doug Schoen Quotes (7 Quotes)

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.

If Bush gets more than 60 votes he'll feel emboldened to nominate a movement conservative.

This environment is tailor-made for John McCain. But if it's good news for McCain, it's even better news for Hillary Clinton. ... If Bush is at or near 40 percent (in '08), we will have a Democratic president.

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 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.

I think they are both at risk and it creates a political diversion at the very least.

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.