James Inhofe actually said...

"The conservative position is to go ahead and do an authorization bill."

"I come from an oil and gas State, and we know how to do those things."

"We had too much surplus. Are you guys old enough to remember that?"

"What you are witnessing here is unusual in Washington, because you have a proud, outspoken liberal and a proud, outspoken conservative in total agreement on what we should be doing."