Tom Carper actually said...

"I would not have favored that, and I described it before you got here as giving the President--like putting a bazooka under the President's desk."

"We need for the White House, the Executive Branch, to provide stronger leadership on long-term deficit reduction."

"I think it would enhance the President's faith in the Legislative Branch to take on his requests."

"I am actually encouraged that we are seeing a little bit of a restoration of bipartisan spirit in the Senate, which is good."