You have a 12-foot fence. You know what'll happen? Thirteen foot ladders.

Few needs are more pressing, or more deserving of our attention, than taking care of the men and women of the U.S. armed forces.

John McCain will pay hundreds of dollars for his own shoes. But we're the ones who have to pay for his flip-flops.

When did "sentimental" become a pejorative barb? I do not at all share the notion that a piece of music, or a poem, or a film that bypasses the brain and aims straight for the heart . . . should automatically be heaped with scorn. I think it is symptomatic of a sad and dangerous impoverishment of spirit.

I would have troops where they’re wanted, in our bases in Kuwait. I would have a contingency in case of an international terrorist attack. Our involvement in Iraq has led us to fail to focus on the true threat, al-Qaeda in Afghanistan... It was a mistake.

"Novels and gardens," she says. "I like to move from plot to plot."

We must never forget that it is the private sector - not government - that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses, flourish and can provide good jobs when government acts as a productive partner.