Sometimes you say the perfect shouldn't be the enemy of the good. |
The absence of any kind of timetable is not fair to our troops and their families. It's making the American people increasingly anxious. And it's hurting, not helping, our Iraq policy and our broader national security strategy. |
The mood has really shifted. We are in a whole different period. |
The president ... fails to understand the limited role the US military should play in Iraq's long-term political and economic reconstruction efforts. Our brave servicemen and women won a resounding victory in the military operation, and their task is largely over. |
The president has, I think, made up a law that we never passed. |
The problem is soft money, ... The question is, which candidate is willing and ready to fight for an end to soft money. It's no contest. There is only one candidate and that is Vice President Al Gore. |
There can be debate about whether the law should be changed (but) the idea that the President can just make up a law, in violation of his oath of office, has to be answered. |
There seems to be a disconnect between the rhetoric in Washington about what this is all about and what we hear here. |
There's a deepening feeling of dismay in the country about the way things are going in Iraq, ... I think he's wrong. I think not talking about endgames is playing into our enemies' hand. |
This bill is fair and even-handed. It affects groups on both sides of the political spectrum, it is not aimed at any particular group or players in the election, it is aimed at getting rid of secrecy, |
This is a confirmation proceeding, not a coronation. |
to let the administration intimidate them into not opposing this war. |
We can come together to give the government the tools it needs to fight terrorism and protect the rights and freedoms of innocent citizens. |
Were up to our necks in deficit spending. Were piling up billions more in debt that our children and grandchildren will have to pay, |
While the president has now given four speeches ... the American public, the Iraqi people and our brave troops still don't have any clarity about the U.S. military mission in Iraq. |