I don't think anybody considers that adequate,

Now we've got someone who is really hands-on and willing to assert himself more, which I think can be really positive.

I'd like to think I'm a serious legislator and trying to get things done.

The timing of these exercises ought not to be dictated by political concerns. We do not think this is something aggressive but appropriate...The issue has become ripe.

You could have another downgrade. You could certainly have a stock market reaction that would be negative. And, I think nobody who looks at it objectively would want to happen.

The TV ads have been coming hot and heavy in Ohio. I think the Obama campaign has outspent the Romney campaign by two-to-one or three-to-one, depending on the analysis you look at. People are tired of the attacks already, and here we are in July.