"The primary responsibility of the media is accountability of government, whether it's about lying under oath, which upset Democrats, or the mismanagement of responding to a hurricane, which happens to upset Republicans."
—Tim Russert, quoted on Thinkexist.com
"Tim Russert always struck me as fair-minded and incisive. He seemed to be one of the few sensible journalists. He will be missed."
—Melissa Clouthier, posted on Rightwingnews.com
"It's going to take four or five people to replace Tim."
—Bob Schieffer, quoted by the New York Times
This article appears in Jun 18-24, 2008.