I Think Things Have Gotten

My Own Belief Is That The Way We Grow The Economy, Create Jobs, Create Wealth Is In The Private Sector. The Government Doesn't Do That.

[in Response To The Question "do You Think That You Underestimated The Insurgency's Strength?"] I Think So. I Guess If I Look Back On It Now, I Don't Think Anybody Anticipated The Level Of Violence That We've Encountered.

I've Been Criticized Because I've Had The Temerity To Speak Out And Done A Couple Of Interviews Since I Left Office. I Don't Find Anything Surprising About That. I Don't Say - I've Been Careful Not To Get Personal In Terms Of My Criticisms For My Comment, But I Think The Issues Are Simply Too Important For The Future Of The Nation For Us To Operate As Though Those Of Us Who Disagree Somehow Shouldn't Speak Out And Be Heard. I Think We Need To Be Heard.

We Live In A Free Society, And Freedom Means Freedom For Everybody. We Shouldn't Be Able To Choose And Say, 'you Get To Live Free And You Don't.' That Means People Should Be Free To Enter Into Any Kind Of Relationship They Want To Enter Into. Like Joe (lieberman), I'm Also Wrestling With The Extent To Which There Ought To Be Legal Sanction Of Those Relationships. I Think We Ought To Do Everything We Can To Tolerate And Accommodate Whatever Kind Of Relationships People Want To Enter Into.

A Little Tough Talk In The Midst Of A Campaign Or As Part Of A Presidential Debate Cannot Obscure A Record Of 30 Years Of Being On The Wrong Side Of Defense Issues.