Hezbollah's leaders admit that politics has pushed them into unlikely alliances.
Its leaders now admit that there is no way to persuade the voters to repeal their decision.
And leaders of the programs admit that the results are, so far, mixed at best.
Earlier officials had insisted the two leaders would not get together but later admitted they had talked for about 15 minutes.
Black leaders admit that they see erosion almost daily now.
But even leaders of the new party, Social Democracy, admit that they probably did not succeed.
Republican leaders privately admit as much and worry that the President is grossly out of touch.
The top legislative leaders admitted as much, but said they were blameless.
But leaders of both admit to having the means to start a world tour.
But if that was so, no Republican leader would admit today to knowing about it.