We either believe in the dignity of the individual, the rule of law, and the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, or we don't. There is no middle ground.

The political and substantive reality is that the agenda has to change. I don't think they have any choice.

We are a nation at war. This is also a time for hard choices. It's about ensuring that we are able to prevail in the conflicts in which we are now engaged. But it's also about being able to be strong and disciplined in applying our nation's limited resources to defending America.

I'm going to give people the benefit of the doubt.

Well look, CIA is an agency that has to collect intelligence, do operations. We have to take risks and it's important that we take risks and that we know that we have the support of the government and we have the support of the American people in what we're doing.

I don't think I should penalize people who were doing their duty.

If we don't do something to simplify the tax system, we're going to end up with a national police force of internal revenue agents.