I thought that the administration needed bipartisan support, and I was for our commander-in-chief. Because I felt at that time it was the right thing do. If I knew then what I know now, I would have never voted for the war.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I did look for compromise. I worked in a bipartisan way.
I was wrong to vote for this war. Unfortunately, I'll have to live with that forever. And the lesson I learned from it is to put more faith in my own judgment.
I wasn't a very convenient person for the leadership. I had my own opinion about things and knew how to insist on this.
I was not a fan of the Bush administration, as I think many of us were not.
You know, I'm a Republican, I'm a Conservative, I voted for George Bush.
But I think there was a sense amongst the House Republicans especially that we didn't just want to be opposed to Bill Clinton; that we wanted to tell the country what we were for and to brand ourselves in a more positive manner.
I vote for leaders, and honestly, I didn't vote much in the military because I served whoever is the commander-in-chief.
I was thinking of resigning since I did not want to be perceived as a man who did the president's bidding to save my job. I have had some time to think about it since. I think I did the right thing.
I was very much in favor of the Iraq invasion.
I thought Iraq was the wrong war at the wrong time and have been fighting to get the Administration to stop its failed policy and bring our troops home.