If a jayvee team puts on Lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them Kobe Bryant.

I do think that all politicians today have to be more attentive to people wanting to be heard, wanting to have more control over their lives.

After a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999.

[Fall of the Berlin Wall] is a reminder that the commitment of the United States, to Europe is enduring and it's rooted in the values we share; our commitment to democracy, our commitment to rule of law, our commitment to the dignity of all people in our own countries and around the world.

"Undecided," while running for re-election to state Senate in 1998, in response to an Outlines questionnaire asking, "Do you favor legalizing same-sex marriage?"

Presidential elections always turn on personalities, they turn on how campaigns are run, they turn on natural desires for change.

It's not a choice between our environment and our economy; it's a choice between prosperity and decline.