Carl Levin actually said...

"Staying the course is no longer, as far as I'm concerned -- and the American people clearly spoke on it -- a viable option."

"I would want to talk to our commanders about whether or not additional forces, including special ops forces, would be helpful."

"We should pressure the White House to commence the phased redeployment of U.S. troops from Iraq in four to six months."

"Long Beach is terrible, . . . Repurchases, [early payment defaults], manual underwriting, very weak servicing/collection practices, and a weak staff."