Politics is when you say you are going to do one thing while intending to do another. Then you do read more

Politics is when you say you are going to do one thing while intending to do another. Then you do neither what you said nor what you intended.

The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not given the truth; as I read more

The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not given the truth; as I said more than a year ago, knowing what we know now, I would not have gone to war in Iraq. And knowing now the full measure of the Bush Administration’s duplicity and incompetence, I doubt there are many members of Congress who would give them the authority they abused so badly. I know I would not.

We’re busy exporting Democracy abroad to Afghanistan and Iraq, which is fine, but what we really need to do is read more

We’re busy exporting Democracy abroad to Afghanistan and Iraq, which is fine, but what we really need to do is a better job at making our Democracy work right here at home.

The courage and bravery of our young men and women fighting overseas continues to inspire all of us, and indeed read more

The courage and bravery of our young men and women fighting overseas continues to inspire all of us, and indeed inspire the free world and those yearning for freedom.

Well, you know, when I talked about the $87 billion, I made a mistake in how I talk about the read more

Well, you know, when I talked about the $87 billion, I made a mistake in how I talk about the war. But the president made a mistake in invading Iraq. Which is worse?

History will judge the invasion of Iraq one of the greatest foreign policy misadventures of all time.

History will judge the invasion of Iraq one of the greatest foreign policy misadventures of all time.

I know that they are in heaven, ... and I know that that's why this movement is growing because we read more

I know that they are in heaven, ... and I know that that's why this movement is growing because we have tens of thousands of angels behind us that are supporting us, that are saying, 'Well, you know we died and that was really crappy, but we hope that our deaths are going to make the world a better place,' and it's up to us to make sure that it does.

Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who read more

Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who have deserted their troops, and there is no more serious crime in the law of war. The Army says they never leave their wounded. The Marines say they never leave even their dead. These men have left all the casualties and retreated behind a pious shield of public rectitude. They have left the real stuff of their reputation bleaching behind them in the sun in this country.

Our military deserves leadership that matches their service and patriotism. Getting our troops the pay raise they deserve is the read more

Our military deserves leadership that matches their service and patriotism. Getting our troops the pay raise they deserve is the very least we can do to show how much we value everything they do for us.