Barbara Boxer actually said...

I think you have a wonderful panel before you, and we are lucky to have these folks come forward.

I know in California, we have an optimistic can-do spirit.

I hope we are going to move these nominees quickly. We need to have our best and brightest out there on the ground.

What the terrorists do, they rule by fear. And they know if people have confidence in themselves and they are educated and they can stand up...