Gerry Connolly actually said...

We can't treat this as some rogue element that probably is separated from the Ahmadinejad government and the clerical ruling elite.

I cannot conceive of a more irresponsible or frightening finger on the nuclear button than that of the Iranian regime.

It is long past time to jettison this dangerous fantasy as it is presently warping our entire policy toward the region.

I think the basic direction of the Iranian regime is something that we have to take at face value and take very seriously.