[With competing ambitions, Hastert] is very aware of the tensions developing that he is going to have to deal with, ... Folks are looking to see if they can get into leadership.

We need to make sure FEMA is helping communities sort out how they will deal with these pets,

We're aware of the situation that has been developing up in Seattle.

We didn't chop off his head [during the Gulf War] and he's around, ... He's developing weapons of mass destruction, chemical and biological. We know that within three to five years he'll have nuclear weapons.

No. What I wanted you to do was do your job of coordinating,

There's another issue here - and I have some limits as to what I can say - but there's some real question as to the viability of the chemical masks, the protective gear used by our soldiers.