President George W. Bush1/23/02:

“I have no ambition whatsoever to use this as a political issue.”

Vice President Dick Cheney 5/17/02:

[Questioning the sincerety of the administration is] “thoroughly irresponsible and totally unworthy of national leaders in a time of war.”

Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove 6/22/05:

“Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 in the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.”