Because there is a vacuum of leadership from Washington, the governors on a bipartisan basis have really stepped up to the plate when it comes to global warming.

We have signed the agreement covering all technical aspects and the first train would be run from February 18.

This is our public commitment.

This is the classic confrontation you see in Washington ... because the president now has been challenged directly by the leadership of the Congress and by the lobbyists and by the bureaucracy, ... American Morning.

We've had a leadership vacuum for four years in Washington, D.C., that has basically been blown about by the winds of public opinion polls and focus groups as opposed to relying upon a standard and principle ... that define the Republican party. That has been the reason we've had conflict within our own conference.

In my lifetime, I have never felt more ashamed of, or more frightened by my leadership in Washington, including the presidency, or the Senate.