Richard Lugar actually said...

"I am encouraged by the renewed emphasis on Afghanistan as reflected in the appointment of Ambassador Holbrooke."

"a threatened State, according to long-established international law, can take military action as long as the threatened attack is imminent, no other means would deflect it and the action is proportion..."

"Our budget is not just a domestic issue, it is very much a foreign issue."

"Depositors should be protected, but shareholders may have to take their losses."