There's a reason that students don't grade their own papers. There's a reason defendants don't sentence themselves. And there's the reason the State Department doesn't get to investigate itself, determine whether or not it made errors in Benghazi. That is Congress's job.

The reason I like the criminal justice system is there aren't Republican or Democrat victims or police officers or prosecutors. It's about respect for the rule of law!

There's no use to having the majority if you are going to be hamstrung by your perception of political vicissitudes.

When you go into public service, you understand you're trading something. You want to feel good about what you do, but you're not going to make what people in private sector make.