I believe in working together to solve the problems we've got. And we need to get rid of the venom in the political atmosphere in D.C. It's a poisonous atmosphere.

All I can say is what I believe.

I do expect that the President will say something at the beginning of his remarks today, at the conversation.

I fell far short of living up to the kind of public servant I wanted to be.

I have had a career in public service.

I remember my mom saying to me that what your friends do is one thing, but what you do could be on the front page of the paper.

I'm a centrist.

I'm done with my job. It was my job to be the advocate and spokesman for the President of the United States.

I'm glad to share my views.

I'm someone who believes in centrist governing philosophy.

If it takes talking about unpleasant truths to change Washington, then so be it.

In survey after survey, the Iraqi people say, 'We want to choose our leaders.'

My wife and I look for ways to always support the troops, including sending care packages regularly to them.

The Iraq war was not necessary.

The permanent campaign is inherently deceptive.

The president said, 'You've got to vote your conscience.

Waging an unnecessary war is a grave mistake.

Well, uh, all people - all, I think all human begins, uh, have good attributes, and they also have their flaws.

When I was knowingly misled but only learned that much later, that's really when I started to become disillusioned at the White House.

A free and prosperous Iraq will be a major blow to the terrorists and their desire to establish a safe haven in Iraq where they can plan and plot attacks.