As Justice Sandra Day O'Connor stated, even a state of war is not a blank check for a president to do whatever he wants.

I don't think America can just drill itself out of its current energy situation. We don't need to destroy the environment to meet our energy needs. We need smart, comprehensive, common-sense approaches that balance the need to increase domestic energy supplies with the need to maximize energy efficiency.

I don't think you're going to be a success in anything if you think about losing, whether it's in sports or in politics.

It appears that legal positions that you have supported have been used by the administration, the military, and the CIA to justify torture and Geneva Convention violations by military and civilian personnel.

With Barack Obama, we will turn the page on the old politics of misrepresentation and distortion. With Barack Obama we will close the book on the old politics of race against race.

I hope for an America where we can all contend freely and vigorously, but where we will treasure and guard those standards of civility which alone make this nation safe for both democracy and diversity.

As Justice Sandra Day O'Connor stated, even a state of war is not a blank check for a president to do whatever he wants.