In Iraq, a ruthless dictator cultivated weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them. He gave support to terrorists, had an established relationship with al Qaeda, and his regime is no more.

I want to avoid personal attacks, ... I promise not to make fun of your singing.

You can't fall back on the private sector and say, 'You take care of the nation's banking system.' That's a fundamental function of the government, the Federal Reserve, the Treasury and the FDIC, etc. All of those agencies have a major role to play there.

The good Lord didn't see fit to put oil and gas only where there are democratically elected regimes friendly to the United States. Occasionally we have to operate in places where, all things considered, one would not normally choose to go. But, we go where the business is.

I do find that the mainstream media oftentimes is what I would consider off base or has a bias.

I learned early on that if you don't want your memos to get you in trouble someday, just don't write any.

Remember, success for a politician is 50% plus one. You don't have to have everybody on board.