We need to tackle this as a country because we do need to protect our economy and this is having an incredible impact on our economy.

Dick Cheney was the architect of this disaster in Iraq. He is the architect of our policy of unilateralism, which is causing us to be hated around the world.

Invading Iraq backed on a bunch of lies is a conservative idea, it's a stupid idea.

Thank god Rush Limbaugh is not partisan. I mean, I understand he's not a partisan guy, just all he is someone who spouts out ideas.

The problem is that conservatives talk and liberals think.

For instance invading Iraq backed on a bunch of lies is a conservative idea, it's a stupid idea.

I just want to communicate how happy the people that live in this neighborhood are with the way that you have conducted yourself.

I just wanted to thank you for that.

I know that the Chair had spoken generally about the reorganization which we obviously generally support or just a realignment and the importance of refocusing our troop strength.

they warrant more than 8 percent or 10 percent or 15 percent or even 20 percent of the budgets that support their facilities.

Because I really appreciate that and look forward to working with you because it's of course important, you know, to our community and there's just such an opportunity if this would work out for the Navy to be benefitted, the taxpayers to…

I hope, I'm certain that what you're doing is benefitting the Navy but the way that you're engaging in a very integrated process with the other parts of the government, as well as with the local community here in the city I think is going…

I just hope that whatever we do we can minimize the cost to the taxpayer as the value of that property is added to.

There's a move underfoot with a broad base in our community to try to consolidate some of the different components.

I think that is a concept that I'm hoping there's some consensus and unanimity if we fight jointly we should train, you know, jointly.

I think 40 percent, or 45 percent of our troop strength today is from our Guard and Reserve.

And to compliment you all on the way that you're doing that with the leadership team here in the city.

I think that these are extremely serious observations that is made by an extremely respected person. I think the public will be glued to these 9/11 hearings tomorrow.