If we're successful in Iraq ... we will have struck a major blow right at the heart of the base, if you will, the geographic base of the terrorists who have had us under assault now for many years, but most especially on 9/11.

When George Bush asked me to sign on, it obviously wasn't because he was worried about carrying Wyoming. We got 70 percent of the vote in Wyoming, although those three electoral votes turned out to be pretty important last time around.

Oil remains fundamentally a government business. While many regions of the world offer great oil opportunities, the Middle East with two-thirds of the world's oil and the lowest cost, is still where the prize ultimately lies, even though companies are anxious for greater access there, progress continues to be slow.

We believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons.

I think the decision that's been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one.

I can't think of a time when we've had a region emerge as suddenly to become as strategically significant as the Caspian.

Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue, but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy.