Bob Bennett: “the declining power of political parties is one of the reasons why, according to this book, voters are vanishing.”

This Administration performed something--that I thought was absolutely egregious and outrageous, and the only way I could demonstrate my concern about that was to put a hold on a nomination.

I find incredible when you say the demonstrated reliability of Ares is zero.

I think the outcry would be very, very strong. There is a huge conflict of interest here, and such an individual should not be included.

But just because you have the right to do it does not mean it is the right thing to do.