Most important, the administration deserves blame.

Mr. Klein conceded that mistakes were made but also said the administration deserved credit for acting swiftly to fix them.

Mr. Glassman's second point suggests (notwithstanding his "not at all" choice) that the administration deserves some credit, not blame, for the state of the economy.

His administration deserves the right to continue its work without the restrictions of the court oversight.

Any administration willing to violate this contract deserves condemnation.

The administration deserves credit for making this issue a high priority.

The administration deserves considerable credit for pushing the law through Congress.

The administration deserves credit for having made it work.

The administration deserves credit for pursuing the Dominion Resources case even though it dislikes the underlying statute.

For them, their decision seemed to boil down to how much the administration deserved blame or credit for the state of the state.