not yet arrived at a product that we can present to this body that is a bipartisan proposal.

This ought not to be a controversial proposal,

That's not what you want to send up, a person that doesn't have the confidence of the Congress, and so many people who have urged that he not be sent up to do that job.

[Democrats could not praise their newfound ally enough.] I want to tell my colleague from Ohio what a privilege it is to serve with him, ... Probably our saying something nice about him puts him in a difficult situation.

Most of the trains haven't arrived yet at the station.

With a year under his belt, he feels more at ease, ... He's not there yet -- he's not a finished product by any means -- but [safeties coach] Steve Jackson's done a tremendous job of bringing him up to speed in a short amount of time. I've never changed my opinion that he's the best kid I've ever coached, athletically, and I take it real personal in making sure that he matures in the right way as a football player. He's got to take some huge steps here in year two, but when you go back over time in this league, that's usually when the great ones really make a big jump. He's primed to do that.