Leon Panetta: “This President has essentially gone AWOL from the job of leadership that he should be providing a country in trouble.”

I think the House, both the Speaker, the Republicans, the Democrats, have to come together to now move this supplemental. It is critical to the message we send to the world about U.S. world leadership.

The president, as commander in chief, has the power and responsibility to determine America’s future security.

That’s too long, and it should have been brought back sooner.

Well, it should not have happened. I don’t care what excuses you want to use, it should not have happened.