I do wish the Democrats would -- would come forward with a jobs' bill.

He was dealing with folks who he believed were willing to harm the economy to pursue their -- their principles and perhaps even political agendas.

I think that's a little much, at least for me and I was struck at how very different type of Republican we have in the Senate today.

This is the problem, is that the Commerce Department, Obama's, President Obama's own Commerce Department says that in the last quarter, austerity measures by state, local and federal governments, spending cuts by government, reduced the…

I do wish the Democrats would come forward with a jobs bill.

This obsession on the debt ceiling -- and it's an artificial contrivance -- we just created that as a country -- has distracted from what a lot of people think is a bigger problem, and that is jobs, growth.

I think it's a route. I don't support their agenda. But if it's cutting taxes and spending, good Lord, this thing is a route.

I suppose that may be where it's going. I tend to be more pessimistic about this.

the president has a 14-point advantage right now over the Republicans on this.

he's shown the most political courage. He has put Medicare cuts on the table.

Either let us rule entirely, no compromise, or we will ruin the country by pushing us off this cliff on default.

He's shown the most political courage. He has put Medicare cuts on the table -- 78 percent of Americans oppose cuts in Medicare -- but he's put that on the table.