Christopher Dodd actually said...

"This is something that is critical to the role of legal adviser to the State Department--to be welcoming of the diversity of thought that ought to be brought to the table."

"This is an extraordinary opportunity. I think we ought to be deeply grateful to the President and to Harold Koh for his willingness to take this on."

"To respect that kind of thought and that willingness to listen to others and to be a part of shaping that debate is something all of us embrace."

"This is truly an American patriot who has taken his life experience, his family's experience, and then applied those experiences to the public service of our Nation."