Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.

I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours.

As far as I know, we have never before decided to fight a war with borrowed money and ask generations that come after us to pay for it.

When we ask American men and women in uniform to fight for this country and to defend this country's interest and then to send them overseas, there is no question we have an obligation to protect them and provide for their safety.

Is there decency left in American politics?

President Eisenhower saw it coming, and it is here. Patriotism no longer exists among many of these corporations. Some companies have more economic clout than entire countries. They can make or break a politician.

Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.