If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.

No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the confirmation of a nominee for the Supreme Court for a lifetime appointment.

I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans.

I am very much opposed to abortion personally. But I don't think it is the government's rule.

When I supported the stimulus package, I knew that it would not be popular with the Republican Party.

The extremists took over the primary process.

The Republican Party has moved so far to the right, you can't recognize Mitt Romney. What Mitt Romney will appear in October? Mitt Romney has changed positions more often than a pornographic movie queen.