New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers - one from either party.

And frankly, being a woman I think gives me a slightly different take on a lot of the issues and on a lot of the solutions to the problems we face.

People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience in local government and state government and national government - I was the first woman in history on the Senate Finance Committee - not to mention the diplomatic international experience.

Bush is giving the rich a tax cut instead of putting that cut in the pockets of working people.

I think its time to get a reapportionment process that frankly takes out the incumbency protection and the raw politics of the process.

I'm used to people not paying me a whole lot of attention and underestimating me and, frankly, for me a big challenge is to have people believe that I can be the president of the United States.

Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat them, where's the honor in that?