It was a complete knockdown on a controversial question. It's really quite astonishing.

It's quite astonishing how backwards they are in their approach to security.

It's really quite astonishing how little Floridians are getting from their 25 House members. We have a dearth of real leaders in the House from Florida. It's surprising how little clout these members have.

We've done a better job at getting more complete representation.

The number of presidential biographies that make it on [bestseller lists] is astonishing. My Kennedy book [published in 2003] was on there for eight weeks. I'm an academic; I've never had anything like that before.

I was shocked from the question,