Mr Mbeki's allies retort that the president, known as "Chief" to close advisers, is only having fun and provoking debate.
His allies retort that Ms Madikizela-Mandela is a troublemaker: she always pulls the same stunt at rallies; she misses meetings; her leaked letters spread harmful rumours that Mr Mbeki is a womaniser.Most troublingly, she is popular.
His policies would restore Israel's deterrent power, deflate the Palestinians' expectations, and restore the peace process to measured progress based on "caution and reciprocity .Labour and its allies retort, with justice, that Mr Netanyahu's policies poisoned and paralysed the peace process.
Regarding this as far in excess of the country's capacity to pay, the Fehrenbach government resigned on May 4. The Allies retorted with an ultimatum calling on Germany to announce its unconditional acceptance of the figure within six days, under threat of the occupation of the Ruhr.
(Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, a Tea Party-allied Republican, later retorted, "I'd rather be a hobbit than a troll").
To their martial allies, German foreign-policy thinkers retort that disavowing conflict makes sense for a "middle power" which could not defeat, say,Vladimir Putin, or bear the cost in lives.
That prompted outrage from several prominent conservatives who argued the stance would hurt Bush in the general election, and a subsequent retort from his allies, who maintained he simply misheard the question.
Mr Lugo was a poor leader, Liberals retort, who gave his allies too little space in government.The impeachment, though rushed, was legal.
Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze, a close ally of Mr. Saakashvili, retorted that market forces were driving the consolidation of media.
The night before, he had imagined the reaction of the girl and her female allies to his message, and had composed an eloquent retort to throw at these petty-minded women.
Liberals retort that Mr Lugo was a poor leader and administrator and had failed to give his allies due weight in the coalition he led.
