You're president, if you conclude my judgment is not the right judgment, I abide by that, but I want an opportunity to have an input.
This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power.
The one place that David is equal to Goliath is in the Supreme Court.
The Iraqis have become invested in their nationhood.
If we do everything right, if we do it with absolute certainty, there's still a 30% chance we're going to get it wrong.
The reason I'm a Democrat is because the essence of the Democratic Party is an abhorrence for the abuse of power on the one hand, and the notion that everyone's entitled to be treated with dignity. That message never got through.