You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that: it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.

You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.

The fact is, Bush's war policy has failed. It's failed! Who better to say so than Jack Murtha?

I would like to run for the mayor of the city of Chicago. That has always been an aspiration of mine even when I was in the House of Representatives.

I think the most important thing for us to make judgments about is what can we really do? What can we achieve?

I like what I read, I find it intellectually engaging and I don't really have that much time, so I gotta make every bit count. I read magazines and stuff like that, but if I'm going to read a book, I want to come out smarter. It's not to escape, it's to learn.

Deliberation is a good thing when it comes to fighting wars.