John Kerry actually said...

"Senator Kerry--to this very committee in 1971, you spoke of 'men who have returned with a sense of anger and a sense of betrayal which no one has yet grasped.'"

"But, Colonel Bacevich has raised some very fundamental, larger questions that are almost bigger, in a sense, than your individual ability to want that relationship you built with somebody."

"If your goal is larger than that, in terms of nation-building and otherwise, that's a much more expensive and longer term proposition."

"We face a serious housing crisis, and we need to be prepared to work closely across party lines and with HUD in the effort to minimize the impact of foreclosures on our communities."