We asked them, 'Who did this?' Because that was the question. The American people wanted to know who did this.

In my home State our outdoor recreation industry is very, very important to our economy, as you well know.

It is paramount that our Federal Government doesn't stand in the way of obstructing our economy.

I enjoy experiencing the wilderness, I enjoy multiple use.

War is a messy business and people do lose their lives, people you know.

It is fine to lie to Congress.

the Congress really declares war, the Congress makes these decisions, that, unilaterally, these decisions are not made without the approval of Congress or the people.

we are in the process of becoming involved in a new war, in Syria, and there are many within the administration, which you will be part of, who argue for just doing this secretly, without votes; basically, to have a covert war.

The public is not interested in a new war.

We are not going to obey the law, we are above the law, and we are just going to say it is not a coup.

I do not think there is a valid argument for fighting secret wars without the permission of Congress.

I think it is also untenable to the American public for the administration to say... our goal is stalemate.

Be very wary of what intervention means when we intervene.

Among the great human rights abuses I think is putting people to death for their speech.

I am not proposing we invade Pakistan to tell them how to lead their lives in their country, but I am saying that not only should we speak out about it, we should make our aid contingent upon it.

The vast majority of the public is not in favor of arming Islamic rebels who, in all likelihood, will be killing Christians in Syria.

I think we have become so timid with certain of these--you know, at the very least we can call them intolerances, but basically killing people for religious speech I think is something we should not be ashamed of speaking out about.

There are strains, and not insignificant strains, I think maybe as much as a third of the population of Pakistan, maybe half, said they would vote for bin Laden.