Your Highness, we are at a critical juncture in our nation's history. The disruption of our oil supply was the read more

Your Highness, we are at a critical juncture in our nation's history. The disruption of our oil supply was the final straw. It wrecked the economy. Japan is in ruins; millions are out of work. We must repair the damage and ensure it never happens again.

For whatever reason, we wouldn't pull the trigger. We weren't being aggressive.

For whatever reason, we wouldn't pull the trigger. We weren't being aggressive.

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: read more

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: voting in two elections at the risk of their lives, preparing for a third, writing and ratifying a constitution granting more freedoms than exist in any country in the entire Arab Middle East.] The secret is out, ... There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, but a society is finding its way to constitutional politics.

We were coming off our moratorium, and we had a few shots that just didn't fall for us. We didn't read more

We were coming off our moratorium, and we had a few shots that just didn't fall for us. We didn't play particularly well early in the game, but we were able to come back and play stronger in the third and fourth quarter.

We're more than ready to go.

We're more than ready to go.

When the opportunity was there I felt it and went for it. I tipped him and threw the legs at read more

When the opportunity was there I felt it and went for it. I tipped him and threw the legs at the end and finished it.

We cannot take solace from these figures as the upward revision to the core PCE deflator takes the year-on-year rate read more

We cannot take solace from these figures as the upward revision to the core PCE deflator takes the year-on-year rate to 1.9 percent, up against the Fed's outer boundary.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

We haven't played since last Friday and I think because of that we were a little bit sluggish. I am read more

We haven't played since last Friday and I think because of that we were a little bit sluggish. I am not pleased at all. Danville was tough on defense but we really didn't shoot well, especially in the first quarter. We weren't ready to play and we will have to increase our intensity to win this tournament.