The speaker acknowledged his party's problems with minority voters, but he said the economy would depress their turnout on Election Day for both sides.
On the budget impasse, the speaker acknowledged that in July he had gone to the Senate majority leader, Senator Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, and offered to have the House pass a clean financing resolution.
The Speaker acknowledged that suing the President was an extreme measure, but added, "I take this step only after exhausting every other method to prevent him from getting anything done".
The speakers acknowledged that a lot of public anger was aimed at them and their peers for not having averted the mess the markets are in, but they said much of it was misdirected.
One of the speakers acknowledged the injured officer and urged everyone to practice nonviolence.
But when the writer or speaker acknowledges the imperfection, all of a sudden the imperfect becomes charming instead.
Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, acknowledged that some couples would be disappointed by the city's decision to hold a lottery.
"After all is said and done," the Council speaker acknowledged, "I decided to keep my day job".
The former House speaker acknowledged he expects to lose to Romney but hopes to beat Ron Paul for second place.
