They've lost their minds.

Legislation is the art of compromise.

Despite all that good news, there's plenty of horror stories being told. All of them are untrue, but they're being told all over America.

We're going to hear an earful, but it's going to be an earful of wonderment and happiness that people waited for for a long time.

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.

The American people do not like privatization. They are afraid of the debt the president's willing to do. And they don't like benefit cuts. And everyone here should understand all 45 Senate Democrats are united. We are not going to let this happen.

As far as I'm concerned there shouldn't be a single boot on the ground. There's enough American blood in Iraq that lasts forever.