Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"And I would find that answer satisfactory. And I am not challenging the good faith in providing that answer, except we are living in a revolutionary world."

"the burden of proof, in effect, is on the argument that there should be no competition."

"Conversely, anybody who is familiar with the history of war knows that abuses in the use of aircraft bombing, carpet bombing involving unintended damage or perhaps sometimes intended damage to civilia..."

"I was thinking the last gold rush was by horse-drawn wagon, so we have come a long way, although our ultimate aspirations may be very similar."