Journalists were never intended to be the cheerleaders of a society, the conductors of applause, the sycophants. Tragically, that is their assigned role in authoritarian societies, but not here -- not yet."

"Maybe where there's clarity of air, there's clarity of thought."

"Good night, Chet. Good night, David."

"[I used to believe] the government was the answer to all our problems. But the . . . government, I've concluded, is now an insufferable jungle of self-serving bureaucrats."

I hesitate to get into the gutter with this guy.