Evan Bayh

To regain our political footing, we must prove to moderates that Democrats can make tough choices. ”

Those who obstruct the Senate should pay a price in public notoriety and physical exhaustion. That would lead to a significant decline in frivolous filibusters. ”

As Democrats, we have a patriotic duty and political imperative to lay out our ideas for protecting America. ”

I'm pleased to offer analysis of public policy and politics to the millions of Americans who get their news from Fox. ”

We need leaders who appeal to us to think about something other than narrow self-interest but instead focus upon the greater good. ”

You wouldn't run for the United States Senate or for governor or for anything else without answering people's questions about what you believe. And I think the Supreme Court is no different. ”

My mother wrote a book. Unfortunately, it ended up being published posthumously. But I'm glad she did, because it taught me a lot about my family that, otherwise, I probably wouldn't know. ”

I've never stopped being a Hoosier. ”

Bob Corker's a very reasonable person. ”

Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere threat of a filibuster is enough to stop a vote; senators are rarely asked to pull all-nighters like Jimmy Stewart in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' ”