Richard Lugar actually said...

"We need a careful triage of financial entities to determine which ones can stand on their own, which could become healthy with a reasonable infusion of additional capital, and which are insolvent beyo..."

"But progress in Iraq remains very vulnerable to political rivalry, outside interference, and the slow pace of economic reconstruction."

"Through the confluence of many factors, Iraq is showing positive trend lines, and American casualties are at their lowest mark since the conflict began 6 years ago."

"Now, we are at war. This is not a parliamentary struggle among Senators who have diverse points of view."