It is unfortunate in my view that the legislative branch of the government and the executive branch have not moved more strongly to provide uniform, clear rules and laws for handling these cases.

Whether Congress and the President work together, that courts should take note of that.

If we applied domestic criminal law to the war on terror without any hybrid mix, would that be a good thing?

I hope that Congress will rise to the occasion working with the executive to provide some clarity so that we will be able to find a way to fight this war within our value system and recognize the difference between fighting war and…

She is the right person at the right time.

Nothing about her previous jobs should be viewed as undermining her moderate credentials.

Elections have consequences.

As an American, a patriotic American, liberal or conservative, don't you believe that we would all be better off if we had the opportunity within our values, humanely without torture, to hold a terror suspect and gather intelligence before…

I want every conservative legal scholar and commentator to know that you did an excellent job in my view of representing the United States when it came to that case.

The problem with this war is there will never be a definable end to hostilities, will there?

The thing that would not be OK with me is if I thought you were unethical and you did it in a way outside the process that we call 'the rule of law.'

It would be a disaster for the war effort if Federal judges could intervene and require the release of people in detention in Afghanistan under military control.