Like all of you I'm angry. I'm angry at what's happening to our nation. Citizens, it's time to take our country back. Bombastic insults wont take it back. Political rhetoric that promises a lot and delivers little, won't take it back. All of our problems can be solved. All of our wounds can be healed by a tested leader who is willing to fight for the character of our nation.

I certainly support civil unions.

There is a time and a place for everything. There is a time and a place for talk. And there is a time and a place for action.

Of course people think Washington is arrogant. It is.

Im very disappointed that we missed our (earnings per share) growth target this quarter due to the confluence of a number of issues that we now understand and are urgently addressing. I accept full responsibility for the shortfall.

A merger is hard to pull off under any circumstances. It's harder when everybody is against you.

Obviously the Senate is a federal office, but to get California's economy moving again we need to do some things in the federal arena.