The Iraq war can only be won diplomatically, politically and economically, and the president needs to come to that realization.

My Republican friends are lamenting reconciliation. But I would recommend for them to go back and look at history.

Unemployment insurance was meant to be a bridge for temporary spells of unemployment. The bad news is all the evidence is that the longer you have unemployment insurance, the longer people stay out of work, their skills erode. The job they ultimately get pays less. And that's not to their benefit.

We would be somewhat foolish to work out something on stopping us from going over the cliff and then a month or six weeks later Republicans pull the same game they did before and say, 'We're not going to do anything - unless this happens, we're not going to agree to increasing the debt ceiling.' I agree with the president, it has to be a package deal.

We found ourselves in a hole that I didn't dig, but I have dug, dug and dug to try to get out of that hole.

The man's father is a wonderful human being. I think this guy is a loser.

I am convinced that I do not want to give up more power to the White House, whether it's George Bush or Barack Obama. And I'm going to fight as hard as I can against President Obama on these earmarks and my Republican colleagues who hate to vote for them, but love to get them.