Even if there's not a legal responsibility for the government to provide some basic health care, my God, there is a moral responsibility.

We know that improving our health-care system isn't just the responsibility of government or our care providers. The employers and businesses have to play their part as well.

Does the federal government bear responsibility for what is happening now? ... Should they apologize for what is happening now?

[No group has claimed responsibility for the blast, but one government official ascribed it to terrorists.] This is definitely an act of terrorism, hitting a civilian bus and killing civilians in the process, ... The president is very concerned about this.

The government is supposed to guarantee our lives, take responsibility for our lives, and they haven't.

The fact that these folks are returning to government to serve in positions of great responsibility does raise some ethical questions about the appropriateness of these bonuses.