I am not convinced the Clean Air Act was ever intended to regulate or classify as a dangerous pollutant something as basic and ubiquitous in our atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Jim Webb actairatmosphere Change image and share on social
I walk fast. I have an aversion to wasting time. My sense of constant motion is one of the reasons that my eldest daughter, Amy, nicknamed me 'the Tasmanian Devil' when she was in her teens. Jim Webb amyaversionconstant Change image and share on social
I believe anger is a wasted emotion, and I don't like to waste emotions. Jim Webb angeremotionwaste Change image and share on social
I was counsel on the full veterans committee, the first Vietnam veteran to serve as a full-committee counsel in Congress. It stunned me that there was a 600,000-case backlog of claims. During my time in the Senate, it became 900,000. Jim Webb 000backlogcase share on social
History shows that you can't - you can't have security in Southeast Asia without security in Northeast Asia. It's just the reality. Jim Webb asiahistorynortheast Change image and share on social
When my father went back into the military in 1947 and was gone for 3-1/2 years, my mother was 24 years old with four kids in a town she didn't know that well with no military services available, no family services available through the military, and that was the norm. Jim Webb backfamilyfather share on social
Events such as the 1991 Tailhook debacle have been seized upon and used by feminists to attack the military culture and bring about major concessions. Jim Webb attackbringconcession Change image and share on social
I left the Democratic Party basically on issues of national security during the end of the Vietnam War. Jim Webb basicallydemocraticend Change image and share on social
My father served 26 years in the Air Force as a pilot and a pioneer in our missile programs. I learned early about the sacrifices a family makes when a member is repeatedly deployed, and also the fulfillment that comes from serving our country. My brother, my son and I all became Marines. Jim Webb airbrothercountry share on social
The venerable Robert E. Lee has taken some vicious hits, as dishonest or misinformed advocates among political interest groups and in academia attempt to twist yesterday's America into a fantasy that might better service the political issues of today. Jim Webb academiaadvocateamerica share on social