Political Quotes

“I thank my long-time friend and good colleague for his thoughtful remarks, and I assure you, I offer the same long-term feelings for you. But in this instance, I come back to the simple proposition that there is not a one of us who has not at times in our public career uttered or written statements that we wish we could have revised. I felt in executive session he was sufficiently contrite and acknowledged that he still has the basic concerns about al-Jazeera, and I share those concerns, but a better choice of words might have avoided it. Then all of the networks he enumerated, I didn't get any communications on it from any of them. I suggest at this time, so that we can move and accommodate all of our colleagues--and I am very grateful to the majority leader and the Democratic leader for allowing these nominations to be acted upon today. For all Members, last night, I am pleased to say, we voice voted the Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England, so we made good progress in putting into position those persons who have been designated by the President for the Department of Defense. ____________________”