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JW Earns Wide Praise In Pursuit of Justice The following quotes were excerpted from a May 13 article published in the conservative publication, Insight Magazine, which can be viewed on JW’s website (www.judicialwatch.org). They catalog the widespread support Judicial Watch has earned by holding every politician, regardless of party affiliation, accountable for their actions. "What a change! Just a few years ago the Washington Post described Judicial Watch (JW) Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman as a ‘crusading conservative with a yen for hardball and a knack for peppering Clintonites with litigation.’ Since successfully suing the Bush administration to force the release of documents from the White House Energy Task Force headed by Vice President Dick Cheney, however, the Post and other establishment media have decided he is a national hero and public-interest watchdog." From the introduction to The Watchdog of Washington by John Berlau, May 13, 2002, Insight magazine. "I have high regard for Larry. Much of what he does is brilliant. He goes after [President George W.] Bush and the Republicans when they are guilty of the same things on which Larry has fought and won cases against [Bill] Clinton and the Democrats." - Paul Weyrich, conservative activist and president of Free Congress Foundation "The bureaucracy is very powerful and it's good that there's a group that can hold it accountable." - Senior aide to conservative Republican congressman "They may not win all their cases, but they certainly have gotten thousands of documents made available. Just the fact that there's someone out there who might bring litigation if you don't release the information is useful. Information is very, very difficult to get from the federal government. And the Freedom of Information Act does not apply to either the White House or Congress. When someone is willing to go to the mat with an actual lawsuit, that's helpful." - Charles Lewis, the Center for Public Integrity "As far as protecting whistle-blowers, Judicial Watch has been fearless, relentless, and produced results where other organizations didn't see any possibilities. In some respects, they've been miracle workers, squeezing the most out of the legal system." - Tom Devine, legal director of the Government Accountability Project "When you're on the side of the angels, there’s no such thing as being too litigious. Litigation is the name of the game in America. We should all thank the good Lord that there's somebody litigious who's got it right. Having a great legal team on the right side is like having a battleship parked in your yacht club. Nobody is going to mess with you." - Stephen Schwartz, author of the forthcoming book, The Two Faces of Islam
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