We will continue to try to save the taxpayers $5 billion or $6 billion, which would have happened if we hadn't had the right kind of intervention.

But, as I think you may know, Mr. Secretary, we won't quit, and there's lots more to come.

Does it bother you when there are e-mails that have already been disclosed that say things, for example from Boeing, "Boeing doing good stuff, Rudy and Andy met with Bill Schneider, Bill Schneider very supportive, will work issue in OSD"?

the ``U.S. is preparing to cut its troop levels in Europe by up to a third.''

But, bottom line, that is my political statement.

Secretary Rumsfeld, you are pursuing a temporary increase in manpower levels for the Army which will need to be phased out in a short time and could well reside in the Reserves. Does it not make sense to employ the Call to Service Act's…

What deadlines have you established to ensure these initiatives are folded into the upcoming BRAC process?

Secretary Rumsfeld, when and how will you begin the process outlined in the Order of the Military Commissions that the President signed in November 2001, and will you have outside observers?

Is the U.S. space policy being updated to include the option to weaponize space?

I believe that it is going to get worse before it gets better, and it is time to start upgrading the benefits of those who are doing a good job for this country.

It's inevitable that there will be an outside commission appointed on an issue of this gravity.

But for just a moment, the rest of us that are not president of the United States can take a moment of pride and satisfaction and even a little celebration.