Susan Collins actually said...

"No, it's not. When you're a candidate for public office, I think you've got more latitude when it comes to your rhetoric. But once you become the public official, particularly the president of the Uni..."

"Well, first let me say that I think the Republican leaders and the White House are making a sincere effort to listen to us and try to accommodate concerns. But for me, I have fundamental concerns abou..."

"The president did speak eloquently after the shooting of the congressman and others at the congressional baseball game. And that's why I was particularly surprised to see him revert to this kind of la..."

"I believe that the president failed to show both respect and civility. The president should be modeling behavior -- good behavior."