I commend her to you with enthusiasm.

I think we've learned worldwide is that governmental capacity is such a critical element of stability.

I consider the threat from lack of governance to be equal to the threat from the Taliban.

We need to move away from supplementals, I think the Secretary has said that, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs has said that--I certainly agree.

It's an honor to be here today. I'm particularly pleased with the appointments that the President-elect has made, beginning with Secretary Gates.

I think we need to get through these elections, see what the results are, see who we're dealing with, what the government looks like, and move forward accordingly.

I would agree that a separate track, with much more streamlined processes, is necessary to support operational forces.

I feel extraordinarily confident that Mary Schapiro will meet those challenges based on her experience, based on her intelligence, based on her integrity.

that is a way to lose their faith and lose their support, and that would be strategically decisive against us.

The industrial base is obviously of very great concern.

I would hope that that procedure could be quickly abandoned and that the Enforcement Division could be given the direction to fairly but aggressively enforce the law.

I would hope that when you go to the Federal Reserve, that you would quickly ensure that this appropriate self-analysis is going forward.