“Terrorists select their targets and mode of attack in order to maximize the political impact of the attack. And, because terrorists seek to call attention to whatever misguided cause they are pursuing, they need to escalate their attacks making each more spectacular and more horrific than its predecessor.”
“Throughout the world, terrorists are actively seeking their next recruit. Alarmingly, terrorist organizations are increasingly targeting school-age children as the next generation of terrorists.”
“I have to tell you I am losing a little patience with what appears to me to be an almost pathological obsession with calling into question the actions of men and women who are on the front lines of the war on terror.”
“We're facing huge demand increases for food stamps and Medicaid assistance, ... At a time when so much is undecided, I just don't expect those talks to happen.”
“I think it says something about the spirit of Kansas and of America that we can talk about the financial challenges facing our own farmers and at the same time ask for -- and get -- help for those even worse off, ... Only in America. Especially in Kansas.”
“In my view it would have been far worse for these pilots to turn away from victims in their vicinity in order to complete their stated mission as foreseen by commanders 100 miles away and out of communication with a growing crisis,”
“Simply put, the round-the-clock helicopter rescue missions conducted by many services across three states, potentially saving thousands of citizens, was not a 'Hollywood role' by our military and Coast Guard personnel,”
“I'm hopeful through the debate on this nominee, and the next Supreme Court nomination, we can avoid the destructive partisanship that approached the brink of absolutism in ideology,”