Despite All That Good News, There's Plenty

The Threat To Change Senate Rules Is A Raw Abuse Of Power And Will Destroy The Very Checks And Balances Our Founding Fathers Put In Place To Prevent Absolute Power By Any One Branch Of Government.

Legislation Is The Art Of Compromise.

Some Said He Couldn't Take On The Insurance Companies That Were Ripping Us Off. But President Obama Made The Tough And Right Call To Save Lives, Save Medicare And Ensure No One Goes Broke Just Because They Get Sick.

Some Said He Shouldn't Save Detroit. But President Obama Made The Tough And Right Call To Save More Than A Million American Jobs In An Important, Iconic Industry.

I Am Convinced That I Do Not Want To Give Up More Power To The White House, Whether It's George Bush Or Barack Obama. And I'm Going To Fight As Hard As I Can Against President Obama On These Earmarks And My Republican Colleagues Who Hate To Vote For Them, But Love To Get Them.