"I'm very uncomfortable with politicians who talk about the huge cuts they plan to make 10, 12, 20 years down the road. What it means is that a new group of scoundrels will be there and at that time can start cooking the books whatever way they want."

"My friends, we are doomed if the Republicans in Congress are incapable of holding the line with their resistance to the Democrats' insane cries for higher taxes. They must stand and speak very loudly on this."

"We stand a better chance of having a legitimate Bigfoot sighting than we do of seeing a budget from Obama and the Democrats."