[on compromise immigration bill] This is fundamentally flawed in its current form, and I would oppose it. We need bipartisanship, but we also need legislation that is compassionate. I’m not sure this is.

The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education.

So what if it's risky? It's the right thing to do. What we're talking about is 160 people in deep pain. It only affects them.

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.

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.

Ignorance has always been the weapon of tyrants; enlightenment the salvation of the free.

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