"Yes, I don't know, and I'm not sure it would be politically good for him."
"This is unprecedented. And the idea to say, well, there's 7,000 others is a little bit like saying, well, you know, 5,000 planes land safely and a couple of them collide in midair and you want to spen..."
"If they want to get it passed, what they need to do is attach it to a bill that helps coal companies or pharmaceutical companies or insurance companies. Then the wrath of God would come down on this C..."
"You want to be careful (UNINTELLIGIBLE) have bad reaction shots. You know the principle in a debate, it's better to counterpunch than it is to punch."
"You want to have a framework that the candidate can go back to, and you want to practice pivoting."
"Things are not going well in America. This is a jobless recovery. Health care costs exploding. Things are not going well in Iraq."
"We've got to change that and change it right away. We need to have an administration that understands that."
"The lack of respect that we have around the world is costing American diplomacy. It's costing America in prestige."
"I think that's where Senator Kerry needs to be. I think that's where Senator Kerry is."
"I think they had a bad August. I think that they know that and they're making changes at the campaign."
"This administration's attention has been completely diverted to Iraq."