This president failed so miserably in diplomacy that we are now forced to war.

Bipartisanship isn't an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle.

Trust doesn't come haphazardly. It really has to be built over time. And that trust has to happen really at times when there isn't a crisis. That's why I think having regular meetings and conversation when there's no crisis, when you can build trust and a friendship and a relationship that allows for better dialogue and far more consequential deal-making can occur when a crisis does come up.

If journalism is the first draft of history, then the Internet simply has provided a new means for delivering that draft far and wide very quickly.

There may not be much difference between Democrats and Republicans anymore.

People were concerned about national security, and that precluded us from having the opportunity to break through on the issues that we cared most about - the economy, education and health care.

As the representatives of the people we are here to declare that our resolve has not been weakened by these horrific and cowardly acts.