Substantively Democrats are much closer to where the American people are than Republicans are.

It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals who gave their lives in defense of our liberty.

Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do.

If you talk privately to our tech companies, our pharmaceutical companies, our high-end manufacturing companies, the high end of America, where the good-paying jobs are, China is not letting them in unless China gets to steal their intellectual property in a company that`s 51 percent owned by the Chinese.

Certainly any president - Democrat, Republican, liberal, conservative - should keep an open mind until they get the briefing.

I'm totally opposed to vouchers. I will fight them tooth and nail.

I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of our generation, probably. To win the war on terror, you need a good offense and a good defense. On defense, I regret to say, basically, this administration has not come close to doing what is necessary.