"I mean, you have got the first sort of mainstream African-American, who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, it's -- that's a storybook, man."
"Let me say that again: explicitly denies you the authority to go into Iran."
"I believe the president's strategy is not a solution, Secretary Rice. I believe it's a tragic mistake."
"The fact of the matter is, absent a political solution, none of this matters. And a political solution requires more autonomy in the regions that they've already voted for in their constitution."
"The fact of the matter is, partition is not a good idea, but autonomy is necessary. It's called for in their constitution."
"I see no point in considering Bolton's nomination again."
"He should not be satisfied. I don't know one single piece of significant advice that Secretary Rumsfeld has given the president that has turned out to be correct."
"No, if he means that we're -- we're making progress in Iraq. And I have been there seven times, as recently as this summer. I don't know any generals that are saying that."
"I think that the Republicans in the United States Senate and Congress will demand Rumsfeld's resignation privately."
"No, I'm not. And I met with him. I told him I wasn't."
"We set out benchmarks. We tried to get them to accept benchmarks a year-and-a-half ago, and the president called it cutting and running. Now the president is calling for benchmarks."