Richard Lugar actually said...

"if we're going to do this job, we can't sit here and wish this problem away."

"It'll be sliced as soon as it comes over to the Congress, sliced again in the second House and in conference."

"I want to emphasize that as chairman of the committee, I will do everything in my power to leverage a bipartisan effort here."

"The vote has begun. Dr. Rice, you're being saved by the Senate even as you're being grilled by the Senate."