Joe Biden

Absolutely positively.

I think the secretary of defense should go. I don't think he should be in his office this morning.

Look, I don't -- I don't know whether it would be writing discrimination into the Constitution. But it doesn't warrant the Constitution.

Look, marriage is between a man and a woman. Tell me why that has to be put in the Constitution now?

I can't imagine the American people wouldn't rather us be debating Iraq, and what we do about Iraq, debating Iran, debating whether or not we're going to have an energy policy, debating the things that are on the kettle now.

It's an election year. Look, I mean, we have already passed a law saying that -- and the Defense of Marriage Act, defining marriage between a man and a woman. No one has challenged it. It's a federal law. And now we're talking about a…

Think about how many -- how few days we're going to be in session this year. And name me a year we have more problems facing the country.

This is -- this is -- it's kind of silly.

Absolutely none in my mind.

It seems to me it's designed to avoid debating energy policy, designed to avoid pointing out that we have not met the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and Homeland Security.

We saw Joe Biden try to float one of those earlier this week on Iraq. They can't be the party of no forever.

It would energize American forces. It would energize the political environment. Yes, he should step down.

If Rumsfeld were to go, it would be great for the White House. The world would come rallying to our side.

I called for him being fired a year ago. I called for him being fired nine months ago. I called for him being fired three months ago.

Yes, he should step down.

Imagine what would happen if it were announced tomorrow in the headlines of the papers of in America and throughout the world that Rumsfeld was fired. It would energize -- energize -- the rest of the world.

What the American people are holding this administration accountable for is their dangerous incompetence.

The hard truth is that our large military presence in Iraq is both necessary and increasingly counterproductive.

I no longer believe you.

Absolutely not. I don't think that you see -- I wouldn't call the vote of Bill Frist and the vote of -- of Republican conservative Chairman Warner as cut-and-run. We're saying, Mr. President, give us a plan, man.

May I proceed for 7 or 8 minutes as in morning business between now and the time Senator Hatch comes at 2:30?

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But the Senator wanted to do it, and he could not jurisdictionally do it. That is why I appreciate his support for the Byrd amendment as well. That is the only place we could pick up a piece of Amtrak. I see my friend from New York. There…

Just that fire. Even if there were not a terrorist threat, the idea that we are continuing to have, in and out and under the Baltimore harbor, this antiquated, 150-year-old tunnel, without any reasonable upgrade, is mind-boggling.

For example, what you could improve is as people just standing here with the dogs. Just bomb-sniffing dogs. I mean, it's basic block and tackle stuff. I mean, basic stuff.