I completely disagree with that.

I think we have cleaned up this mess.

We have made mistakes in this war. We are going to make new ones.

Isn't the problem in this war that, No. 1, al Qaeda is not a signatory to the Convention.

I think we are at war, and the people we are prosecuting did not rob a liquor store. They are an ongoing military threat.

My goal is to have a process... that would allow us as a Nation to hold our head up high...

But the principle that I am advocating is an aggressive, forward-leaning, 'hit them before they hit us' attitude.

Do you think Leon Panetta is qualified for his job?

I have always believed that when you engage in harsh interrogation techniques like waterboarding, eventually it comes back to bite you.

What if it were your son or daughter that was killed by one of these guys? How would you feel about it?

I do believe we need to close Guantanamo Bay.

If we restrict ourselves to the Army Field Manual, shame on us.

I am so afraid that what we are doing here today is going to chill out the legal advice to come in the future.

This is not the whole story.

Do you embrace identity politics personally?

I never liked appearing before a judge that I thought was a bully.

Your organization argued for the repeal of the death penalty because it was unfairly applied and discriminatory against minorities.

No Republican would have chosen you, Judge. That is just the way it is.