Iraq has tremendous resources that belong to the Iraqi people. And so there are a variety of means that Iraq has to be able to shoulder much of the burden for ther own reconstruction.

Everyone now has a sacred cow in the tax code. For my money, the most sacred thing of all is our country and its growth, but the sacred cows have turned into a pack of wolves.

It's so much easier to do press if you take positions that the press likes than to take conservative Republican positions.

There are certain times you rattle the press's cages, and other times you don't, and you have to be discerning about it.

Most of the State of the Union will not be about Iraq. Most of the State of the Union will be about improving America's economy and providing greater access to health care for millions of American people, including senior citizens.

When President George W. Bush cut taxes, he cut them for everyone.

If Mr. Obama wants to get things done, he must recognize that in Washington only the president has the power to make the first big move.