All along, the administration vowed their policies would be painless,

The deficit is going up exponentially ... This is a clear editorial on the fiscal policies of this administration, ... I have said before that it was a disaster. I think the numbers today demonstrate why I believe that.

The strong-arm tactics being used by the administration are clearly backfiring,

We have chosen to be very prudent in my view, in taking only one [parliamentary option], that is to refuse to allow committees to meet beyond the first two hours, and will continue with that position so long as the Landrieu matter is still outstanding.

I think it's critical that the president lay out whatever evidence to suggest that [Saddam] poses a bigger threat than he did five years ago.

where I come from would earn a trip to the woodshed.