I’m going to ask the three executives here to raise their hand if they flew here commercial. Let the record show, no hands went up. Second, I’m going to ask you to raise your hand if you are planning to sell your jet in place now and fly back commercial. Let the record show, no hands went up.

the House weren't a rubber stamp for this administration.

In a big murder trial, the sandwich is important.

In the last six weeks, Bill Thomas' Kern County has just gotten way more than it deserves, and I know that Thomas has just enormous clout, ... all the rules are twisted again to benefit Kern County.

It's not fair to pile a bigger tax load on the backs of middle-class homeowners in the San Fernando Valley in order to preserve tax breaks President Bush has given to the wealthiest Americans,

This is a bad day for the military. This is a bad day for Ventura County, ... (The base) is an important factor not just in the local economy, but in the San Fernando Valley and Ventura County regional economy.

This is an enormous disappointment, ... The unfortunate consequence of this decision will be a brain drain because most of the civilian workers simply will not move to China Lake. It makes no sense to waste the skills of the talented people already doing these jobs in Ventura County.

Apparently, logic doesn't count when a powerful Republican is involved,

Current law could mislead terrorists into believing that by killing the President and Vice President, they could alter U.S. policy.

Did it cross the mind of anybody at Foggy Bottom (State Department), in negotiating this deal with India, to get an absolute commitment that India would be with us, or if it couldn't get that, at least an absolute commitment that it would abstain on this upcoming issue (at IAEA)?