The president began this mission with very vague objectives. ... There is no timetable. There is no legitimate definition of victory. There is no contingency plan for mission creep. There is no clear funding program. There is no agenda to bolster our over-extended military. There is no explanation defining what vital national interests are at stake. There was no strategic plan for war when the president started this thing, and there still is no plan today. |
(In the Balkans) we have a (U.S.) president I don't trust who has proven my reason for not trusting him, had no plan. |
[Before the vote, GOP leaders, who had negotiated deals in recent days to sway Republicans, made it clear they were prepared to twist arms.] It will be a tough vote, but we will pass CAFTA tonight, ... And we will do it with very few Democrats on board. |
[Crump said he doesn't know all the DeLay case background but doesn't] necessarily infer that there has to be a turncoat insider. ... dubious and vague. |
[DeLay angrily denied the charge, which he said stemmed from a political vendetta against him.] I am innocent, ... I have done nothing wrong. |
[DeLay himself drew the line sharply the day after the 2004 elections.] The Republican Party is a permanent majority for the future of this country, ... We're going to be able to lead this country in the direction we've been dreaming of for years. |
[Hastert's spokesman said] no formal structure has been created ... He will continue to be a very powerful adviser to the leadership in what we hope will be a very temporary situation.' |
[He spoke for just less than six minutes and accepted no questions.] I have done nothing wrong, ... I am innocent. |
[House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) said he preferred to move incrementally, starting with a crackdown on illegal immigration.] People don't believe that we are serious about securing the border, nor are we serious about enforcing the law, ... It probably makes more sense to do a border security bill and a law enforcement bill before we get into a guest worker discussion. |
[In an interview on CNN's] Evans, Novak, Hunt & Shields ... it doesn't matter whether it's before the election or after the election. We're going to do our job. |
[It's unclear when the charges against DeLay will be resolved. Meanwhile, he is energizing supporters with attacks on the district attorney who brought them, Democrat Ronnie Earle.] A lot of people are just disgusted, ... They're mad. |
[Judge Roberts] would appear to be as uncontroversial as one could imagine, ... understandably - and fortunately - spurred our nation into conversation about the role of our courts in our government, and in our society. |
[Roberts] would appear to be as uncontroversial as one could imagine, ... understandably -- and fortunately -- spurred our nation into conversation about the role of our courts in our government, and in our society. |
[The Texas Republican criticized any rush to a quick deal in the Senate.] Before people look to cut a deal with the White House or their surrogates who will seek to influence the process, it is my hope that one would spend plenty of time in the evidence room, ... If this were to happen, you may realize that 67 votes may appear out of thin air. If you don't, you may wish you had before rushing to judgment. |
[Waters denounced the decision, which she said would weigh most heavily upon minority and poor neighborhoods, as] the most un-American thing that can be done. ... a travesty. |