Jim Webb actually said...

Timely responses to questions from people appearing before this committee are an essential function of what we do up here.

Webb emphasizes the importance of timely responses in committee proceedings.

01/23/2007

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the use by a President of a very vague standard that he or she can unilaterally inject military force into situations around the world based...

This was a fundamental failure of leadership that placed expedience above constitutional responsibility.

Presidents should not be able to avoid constitutional responsibilities merely because engaging the people's representatives is inconvenient ...

I just think it's an untenable position for any administration to develop that.