Democracy is a fragile institution. |
Democrats have had some tradition in the past of beating themselves up in the primary and weakening their position going into the general election and that's not going to happen in 2006. |
did not resolve the many contradictions between various accounts of what actions the Bush administration took in response to the threat of terrorism prior to 9/11. |
Education needs to be a national priority, particularly getting class sizes down and hiring more teachers and helping with school construction, ... He's been emphasizing the importance of a patient's bill of rights for those people who get their health care from an HMO (health maintenance organization) and a prescription medication benefit. These are not ideas that just were sprung on in the last few days. |
I am extremely pleased that the Chinese are releasing our servicemen. It was unfortunate that they didn't do this several days earlier. |
I believe the war in Iraq has actually reduced our ability to effectively carry out that war against terrorism. It has shattered our alliances that will be critical to success in the war on terrorism. At the same time, we have given a pass to some of the countries that have been harboring terrorists so that we could get their vote in the United Nations, |
I can't think of anyone who has been significantly sanctioned for their bad performance, |
I have had a full and joyful and I hope productive life, and I intend to have other chapters that will meet those same standards, |
I have made the judgment that I cannot be elected president, ... All of those things combined to make it difficult for us to have the time and to close the gap in organization and fund raising -- which have led to this difficult decision. |
I think in the best of worlds, had the information that was available been seen by one set of human eyes or a common group of human eyes, a pattern might have emerged which would have led to further intelligence activities that could have, at the end of the day, disrupted [the] plot before it was carried out, |
If you think back to some of the Democratic governors who you are most proud of, people like LeRoy Collins, Reubin Askew and Lawton Chiles, Jim is in that mode, ... He is smart. He is a person with a great deal of inner strength and confidence. |
Inaction can no longer be our policy, ... To do so will ensure that Haiti is ruled by thugs and criminals. |
is a continuation of the pattern of the last seven months -- a pattern of delay and excessive use of national security standards to deny the people the knowledge of their vulnerability. |
It is not always easy for a Cuban-American to be a vocal Democrat in Miami-Dade County, |
It is not constructive to have two of your most important agencies perceived as having a fight, almost a children's playground fight, ... This is going to be a difficult, challenging period, and we all need to act like adults. |