"I think it was a smart move on the part of the Democrats."
"It's bitter, and it's angry, and it's unnecessary."
"I don't believe so. I think the president is staying the course. And I do believe that he stated very clearly when he said troop withdrawals would be dictated by conditions on the ground."
"I think there's a system here that breeds corruption. That's why you have Congressman Cunningham who has pled guilty already and other scandals which we're going to hear more about. It's a system wher..."
"There shouldn't be any partisanship associated with that."
"I hope we'll all respond negative -- positively, not negatively, to that plea."
"I really believe that if there's one proposal the president resonated outside the foreign policy issues is this dependency on foreign oil."
"I was pleased that he talked about the need for honesty and integrity in government. He talked about that. He also did bring up the so-called earmarking, which is the pork-barrel projects, and his opp..."
"Senator John McCain will join us."
"Yes, I still think we need additional troops and I will not change that view."
"protecting local populations will create safe areas where civil society can emerge."