The difference in this town - here in Washington - on the war is not between Democrats and Republicans; it's between people who believe essentially we've already lost in Iraq and it's time to get out - and most of the rest of us.

The threat of nuclear terrorism is growing faster than our ability to prevent an attack on our homeland.

Dear Mr. President: ... We urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraq sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs.

I mean, accidents happen. You learn from them and you try to make sure they don't happen again.

In fact, five years ago, after Saddam ejected the UN inspectors, John McCain and I gave up on containment and introduced the Iraqi Liberation Act, which, when it became law, made a change of regime in Baghdad official US policy. You might therefore say that, when it comes to Iraq, President Bush is just enforcing the McCain-Lieberman policy.

I have a reputation for giving unpopular answers at Democratic debates. I never used marijuana. Sorry!

[Religion is a way of reconstructing] what has come to feel like a crumbling moral framework in the life of our nation.