There were no brawls,

If there's not any endgame, we're in quicksand. We take one more step, and we're still there, and there's no way out.

He passed the buck to no one. He accepted it in the mold of President Truman. He admitted a lot. He admitted that no one was prepared. And that means the federal government, the state and the local governments. He was very, very honest, upfront. I think this is a new beginning.

The process of what happened and how it happened was very troubling, and I think it tainted the whole situation.

We cannot cut and run. If we are to ensure freedom and democracy, it is essential that we follow through on our obligation to bring about stability in Iraq.

A lot of people don't believe that Kirk-Heitkamp is a real reform bill.