Bigotry has always been the poison of America, and we oughta do everything to eradicate it with no excuses or explanations.

Republicans always try to paint Democrats as weak on defense. This time, they can't. After all, Mitt Romney's idea of an overseas accomplishment is sending U.S. jobs there.

Well, I think it's too early to call Fallujah a failure.

Our borders are much too porous...We want to keep them open, but we also have to be much more careful. ...Right now, if you get on an airplane [to the U.S.] and claim asylum...when you arrive at Kennedy Airport in New York, they will say to you, 'OK, we'll give you a hearing on whether you deserve asylum. Show up in a year.' And two-thirds of the people never show up.

We're going to hammer guns on the anvil of relentless legislative strategy! We're going to beat guns into submission!

Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble.

My car was broken into four times before it was stolen. That can drive you nuts - the repetition. I'd wake up every morning and put on my jeans over my pajamas to run down and see if my car was still on the street. That's not a pleasant way to live.