Carl Levin actually said...

"The president cannot, any longer, get away with the status quo and stay the course, stay the course, stay the course."

"They also, I think, saw in the nominee a person who is very, very willing to reach out across party lines to the Congress on a bipartisan basis, to get the -- the best advice that possibly the Congres..."

"This is not a precipitous proposal. It's something which would allow for planning."

"We are bloody impatient. And the problem is Iraqis' political leadership."