It was intense. This is a tough one. |
It's critical that any immigration reform package include a temporary worker program. Without it, we simply will not be addressing the issue. |
It's inexcusable, ... We're going to march ourselves right into the minority and we have no one to blame but ourselves. |
It's more than likely there will be leadership elections in January. We don't want to go into an election year without a permanent majority leader. |
It's not enough simply to change leaders; we need to change the direction of the party. |
It's not too late to try to contain the cost of this entitlement. |
It's unconscionable to pass this burden on to our kids, |
Many of us thought even before Katrina we couldn't afford this benefit. We certainly today have to think we should put this benefit off. |
My guess is that most states would gladly forgo 10 percent of their funding for the ability to make funding decisions, |
Our real leverage has come from the fear that DeLay will not have a post to come back to. They are deathly afraid of a leadership election in January. |
Pat Tillman exemplified the sacrifice, selflessness, and service of the U.S. military. Nowadays, genuine role models in professional sports are few and far between, but Tillman proved that there are still heroes in sports. |
That has brought home the fact that we need not just new leaders but a course correction. |
The base is literally screaming, 'Stop the spending!' |
The enormous cost of this proposal will only hasten Medicare's insolvency, and we'll have to rely on future Congresses to have the political courage that this Congress lacks, |
The leadership structure has evolved with earmarks and leadership PACs where [the result is that] leadership is far too powerful. The rest of our colleagues share that view. To the extent we can continue to highlight that, [it] may serve some purpose. |