I was disappointed. The president relied too much upon rhetoric, upon a laundry list of tasks accomplished, but not a coherent view of where we are realistically and where we must go to succeed.

It's not whether or not the minor can have an abortion, the minor can always go on forward and have an abortion under these circumstances.

I'm concerned about the equipment. Some of these Iraqi units are still operating with equipment which is not up to the par of what we have.

The president was very accurate today.

Training is going quite well. Once General Petraeus -- and he's a man that should be given great credit -- he turned this whole thing around six months ago.

They're excellent and trustworthy and fighting hard with our troops today.

I would be willing to serve alongside those Iraqi forces, yes.

Senator Specter said today it would be the first question he'd ask.

The Iraqis are beginning to show much more self-sufficiency. They're a long way from being able to take it on their own.

If it was -- let's say it was a stripper that was gang-raped by a motorcycle gang. It doesn't matter who did it or who was the victim. It's still a crime.

The former presidential candidate was named jury foreman earlier this week in a negligence case involving the city.

The war in Iraq was and remains one of the great acts of misleading and deception in the American history.

The fact of the matter is that -- you can't escape this -- is that the administration manipulated the evidence.

The Forest Service is hamstrung at every turn by activist lawsuits.

I propose that management of the harvestable portion of the Tongass be returned to its original stewards--Alaska Natives--through a Native Stewardship Trust led by Sealaska.

First, the federal government must quickly complete the land transfers to Native corporations it promised 30 years ago under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

I no longer believe you.

The hard truth is that our large military presence in Iraq is both necessary and increasingly counterproductive.