The surge is a bad idea. The president said he was going to listen to his commanders. If he's listening to his commanders, he can't do this.

Fifty-one to 49 -- some may look at this as a composition for gridlock, a recipe for gridlock. But I see this as a unique opportunity.

Even though I was raised here, my mother always was able to instill in me that I was as good as anybody else.

I am a pessimist about everything in life. That way I have fewer disappointments.

Remove our troops from this civil war.

Completing the mission in Iraq is the president's job. And we will do everything to assist the commander in chief to ensure his responsibilities.

We know, from experience, that majorities come and they go. Majorities are very fragile. And majorities must work with minorities to make that lasting change.

I think Harry Reid really sort of summed up the whole issue today when he said, I think that even though we have at least two positions, I think, if you look at them closely, they're basically the same.

There isn't a thing that's changed.

We're all praying for a full recovery. We're confident that will be the case.

Does this mean pulling all the troops out now? Of course it doesn't. But it does say we must start redeploying troops as soon as possible.

It's been an excellent discussion. It's -- we talked about issues that are important to our country. Election is over. The only way to move forward is with bipartisanship ship and openness, and to get some results. And we have made a…