Nobody likes taxes. I would prefer that none of us had to pay taxes, including myself.

The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition, we must lead it.

It's not because John McCain doesn't care. It's because John McCain doesn't get it.

Race remains a potent and often divisive force in our society.

I'm not sure we have the right strategy in Afghanistan. Let me think this over for a few months.

Nobody wants to put the creditworthiness of the United States in jeopardy. Nobody wants to see the United States default. So we've got to seize this moment, and we have to seize it soon.

As I've said, there were patriots who supported this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation for our servicemen and women, and our hopes for Iraqis' future.