I'm A Hard Headed Lawyer.

Whether It Is An Attempt To Bomb The New York City Subway System, An Attempt To Bring Down An Airplane Over Detroit, An Attempt To Set Off A Bomb In Times Square ... I Think That Gives Us A Sense Of The Breadth Of The Challenges That We Face, And The Kinds Of Things That Our Enemy Is Trying To Do.

I'll Leave Here With My Head Held High And With Confidence That History Will Judge My Time Here.

It's A Sad Indication Of Where Washington Has Come, Where Policy Differences Almost Necessarily Become Questions Of Integrity. I Came To Washington In The Late '70s, And People Had The Ability In The Past To Have Intense Policy Differences But Didn't Feel The Need To Question The Other Person's Character.

Any Decision To Use Lethal Force Against A United States Citizen - Even One Intent On Murdering Americans And Who Has Become An Operational Leader Of Al-qaida In A Foreign Land - Is Among The Gravest That Government Leaders Can Face.

We Must Stand Our Ground To Ensure That Our Laws Reduce Violence And Take A Hard Look At Laws That Contribute To More Violence Than They Prevent.