Political Quotes

“Thank you. I will wrap up. To Senator Levin and Senator McCain, what they are accusing the Senators of doing is not true. They are codifying a process that will allow us to intelligently and rationally deal with people who are part of al-Qaida, not political dissidents. If someone doesn't like President Obama, we are not going to arrest them. I am getting phone calls about that. That is a bunch of garbage. A person can say anything they want about the President or me, they just can't join al-Qaida and expect to be treated as if it were a common crime. When someone joins al-Qaida, they haven't joined the Mafia. They are not joining a gang. They are joining people who are bent on our destruction, and they are a military threat. If you don't believe they are a military threat, vote for Senator Udall. If you believe al-Qaida represents a threat to us at home and abroad, give our intelligence and military agencies statutory guidance and authority to do things that need to be clear rather than uncertain. We are 10 years into this war. Congress needs to speak. This is your chance to speak. I am speaking today. Here is what I am saying to my colleagues on the other side and to the world at large: If you join al- Qaida, you suffer the consequences of being killed or captured. If you are an American citizen and you betray your country, you are going to be held in military custody and you are going to be questioned about what you know.…”