I'd make - before I'd elect somebody - I'd make him do town meetings and face the people and then I would insist that the person not run on a platform of no compromising. The meaningful thing that the leaders could do would be to be dedicated to a discussion across the isle, to vote their consciences and not to follow the strict party line. I think that would lead to sensible decisions.

If enough people would come out the right wing, the extremists couldn't dominate.

I think my independence was a big help to getting Judges Roberts and Alito confirmed, and I think that's recognized.

We're all looking for a plan that will work. The current plan is not working, and 21,500 additional troops -- it's a snowball in July. It's not going to work.

We don't need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.

I beat a brain tumor.

Big money is ruining the political system.