When it comes to federal elections law, Tom DeLay and his special-interest friends live by one set of rules, and everyone else lives by a very different set.
Rahm EmanuelI do not believe that a counterterrorism strategy all by itself, without a sufficient level of counterinsurgency, will work.
Rahm EmanuelAs individuals, we will be judged in our lives by the totality of our actions. Not one thing will stand out. And I think that's how we get judged by our colleagues and that's how we get judged by the good lord.
Rahm EmanuelNo officer should be allowed to behave as if they are above the law, just because they are responsible for upholding the law.
Rahm EmanuelAt some point, deliberation begins to look more like indecisiveness which then becomes a way of emboldening our enemies and allies and causing our allies to question our resolve. So we shouldn't let one component of this determine our national security here which depends on providing an Afghanistan which denies a safe haven to terrorists as well as stabilizing Pakistan. Those are our two national security interests at stake in Afghanistan.
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