Arlen Specter

"There ought to be a million-person march on the Mall... that can be heard in the living quarters of the White House."

"There is just no sensible, logical reason why we would not make use of stem cell research."

"Resolutions are flying like snowflakes around here."

"I didn't want to get into a political debate with him, but my patience was running thin...My shorts were getting a little tight."

"I would suggest respectfully to the president that he is not the sole decider. The decider is a shared and joint responsibility."

"We will submit legislation to the United States Senate which will...authorize the Congress to undertake judicial review of those signing statements with the view to having the president’s acts declare…"

"We're all looking for a plan that will work. The current plan is not working, and 21,500 additional troops -- it's a snowball in July. It's not going to work."