Criticize Quotes

[Expanding on a theme outlined a week earlier by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., DeLauro hammered the Bush administration's energy policy. She also criticized its failure to act on more than 7,000 complaints of price gouging.] America's leaders did not stand for price gouging during World War II... Nor should we today. - Rosa DeLauro

[Democrats seized on the revelation, with the Democratic National Committee accusing the administration of] hypocrisy ... difficult position to criticize others. - Tom Daschle

[Criticism of those ads, in fact, warranted an even broader attack on families of September 11 victims. Eric Alterman wrote of the spin-assault on September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, which openly criticized Bush's use of images from September 11 in his 2004 re-election bid: Rush Limbaugh took an early swing at the group, complaining,] These people are poisoned. They have literally been poisoned by their hate. ... campaign consultants ... not grieving family members ... obsessed with rage and hatred. - Kristen Breitweiser

[China criticized the resolution as] typical political utilitarianism... a clear signal to China. - Richard Boucher

[Autry also directly criticized Parks. He said the FPOA] has had some good leaders who put the community first. ... we are seeing a big departure from that ... Parks would rather operate behind a veil of secrecy, which is not good for the public or the Police Department. - Alan Autry

[At the same briefing Thursday at which McClellan challenged Roberts, he lit into Hearst columnist Helen Thomas when she asked about Iraq. After Thomas, who has repeatedly criticized Bush over the war, disputed McClellan's answer by saying that] Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11... I'm sure you're opposed to the broader war on terrorism. - Scott McClellan