She was going on fumes.

When it rains it pours, and its pouring here right now.

fumes were of gunpowder or some kind of chemical.

We are going to defeat you in the budget process and debate process until you cry uncle,

If this is a cohesive national policy, it is embarrassing,

This is an oversight committee. If the Enron people come in here and say 'We don't want to talk about the past,' you think we'd let them get away with that?