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Republicans have said much worse things about me than any Democrat ever has.

Republicans aren't bad people. They've got some views that are legitimate... and I'd like to think they believe the same of me.

Some people say I chastise the Republican Party too much.

There are worse things than being thought a Republican.

I have a lot of Republican friends.

I think one of the great problems we have in the Republican Party is that we don't encourage you to be nasty. We encourage you to be neat, obedient, loyal and faithful and all those Boy Scout words, which would be great around a campfire but are lousy in politics.

The problem is, the Republican Party hasn't done anything to make this country better and I speak as a Republican.

I will not speak with disrespect of the Republican Party. I always speak with respect of the past.

When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we'd been saying they were.

Our adversaries - our Democratic adversaries - like to be able to portray the Republican Party as a bunch of wingnuts - narrow based, always have some agenda that's not attractive to the public... That's easier for them, and more fun, than dealing with their own problems. And I think their problems are significant.