I'm sick to death of how the HCR effort has gone so far.

But I will not allow the present circumstances to discourage me and neither can you.

You know, a certain Senator would get no greater satisfaction knowing that we've joined him in that bubbling cauldron of hatred and misery he's been simmering in for years. He wants company and he's willing to make your life miserable to get it. It's what motivates and animates him.

I won't give him the satisfaction -- and neither should you.

We can't afford all the fingerpointing among people who should be united. We've let him divide us -- and he is gloating about it!

Don't let him make that happen -- it's a distraction.

So I'll quote Winston Churchill who said, "When you're walking through hell, just keep walking."

Yes, you have every right to be unhappy about how this all turned out. But I will tell you this:

Failure is not a dead-end; it is simply a temporary detour.

We need to keep our eyes on the final destination. Avoid the temptation to be like one of those silly rubber-neckers who slows down on the interstate to look at that broken down car on the shoulder. Don't cause all the traffic behind you to pile up.

We can't afford the indulgence of recriminations and second-guessing. Not now, not before our work is done.

So I'll say it again: When you're walking through hell, keep walking. Once we're out, we'll have our revenge. But not a minute before then.