Mr. Dingell is just plain Mr. Dingell. And when he gets to be chairman of the Commerce Committee, he doesn't let it go to his head. However, he thinks he would be a very, very good chairman.

I still think it would be a great mistake to go into a war without support of our friends and allies.

I have worked with Presidents since Eisenhower. We serve together.

To go to war, you must always think of, can you win?

The mistake that was made was, of course, leaving Saddam Hussein in charge of affairs.

Compromise is an honorable word.

Nobody in this country realizes that cap and trade is a tax, and it's a great big one.