Orrin Hatch actually said...

"waiting until an always-difficult lame duck session may establish inaction as the default position, which could lead the Nation directly over the fiscal cliff."

"it would be difficult to be more wrong than the recommendation I just described."

"Only someone who is entirely out of touch with the plight of Americans could read these numbers and conclude that the private sector is doing just fine."

"It is far past time that Congress and the President act to right our fiscal ship."