Well, my wife, Cathy Gillespie, worked for Joe Barton, who was running for Congress in 1984.

So I think that our foreign policy, the president's strong and principled leadership when it comes to the war against terror and foreign policy is going to be an asset.

If Ralph Nader runs, President Bush is going to be re-elected, and if Ralph Nader doesn't run, President Bush is going to be re-elected. We're going to run on the president's strong and principled leadership and his positive agenda for a second term.

I'm a dedicated Republican and a proud party man.

People like passion in politics.

I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the impact that he could have on Texas politics and probably on national politics.

George W. Bush is not only a great president; he was a great candidate.