▁said , ▁" Wh ile ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁easy ▁to ▁delete ▁character ization ▁from ▁the ▁printed ▁page , ▁we ▁cannot ▁delete ▁character ization ▁from ▁people ' s ▁minds ▁with ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁the ▁hand ." ▁The ▁Senate ▁Republican ▁Le ader ▁Hugh ▁Scott ▁said ▁the ▁trans cript s ▁revealed ▁a ▁" de pl or able , ▁dis g ust ing , ▁sh ab by , ▁and ▁imm oral " ▁performance ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁his ▁former ▁a ides . ▁The ▁House ▁Republican ▁Le ader ▁John ▁Jacob ▁Rh odes ▁agreed ▁with ▁Scott , ▁and ▁Rh odes ▁recommended ▁that ▁if ▁N ixon ' s ▁position ▁continued ▁to ▁d eter ior ate , ▁he ▁" ought ▁to ▁consider ▁res ign ing ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁option ". ▁ ▁The ▁edit ors ▁of ▁The ▁Chicago ▁Trib une , ▁a ▁newspaper ▁that ▁had ▁supported ▁N ixon , ▁wrote , ▁" He ▁is ▁humor less ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁being ▁in hum ane . ▁He ▁is ▁de vious . ▁He ▁is ▁vac ill ating . ▁He ▁is ▁prof ane . ▁He ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁be ▁led . ▁He ▁displays ▁dis may ing ▁g aps ▁in ▁knowledge . ▁He ▁is ▁susp icious ▁of ▁his ▁staff . ▁His ▁loyal ty ▁is ▁minimal ." ▁The ▁Prov idence ▁Journal ▁wrote , ▁" Read ing ▁the ▁trans cript s ▁is ▁an ▁em etic ▁experience ; ▁one ▁comes ▁away ▁feeling ▁un clean ." ▁This ▁newspaper ▁continued ▁that , ▁while ▁the ▁trans cript s ▁may ▁not ▁have ▁revealed ▁an ▁ind ict able ▁off ense ,