My fav line: "Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order in this country."
A good debate, better than I expected. Good questions, good followup. I expressed some hesitation to some friends about Scheiffer after I learned that Bush appointed his brother Ambassador, but he proved himself to be the professional his reputation gives him.
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"In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work."
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