Carl Levin actually said...

"It seems to me this is part and parcel."

"I too think that your suggestion is an excellent one and it's very consistent with the approach that Senator Lieberman and I have advocated on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee."

"I would take 2 seconds just to say that I disagree with your comments about Middle Easterners and Muslims and the implications of those comments."

"I couldn't agree with you more. Sometimes views that are clearly either inherently violent or promote violence are dressed up in religious clothing."