It's good that the first half of the speech emphasized freedom, because George W. Bush has been the global champion for freedom. As he said, if we don't fight tyranny it will not leave us alone in peace.

While even pornography is protected as free speech, the courts have consciously undermined religious speech and freedom of religion for years.

Instead of this confusion, we need the unifying force of an official language, English, which is the language of success in America.

America's strength is not our diversity; our strength is our ability to unite people of different backgrounds around common principles. A common language is necessary to reach that goal.

Americans should be free to recognize our religious heritage; doing that is not the same as creating a government-sponsored religion.

Research and development needs permanent tax credits to build the technology that spurs our growth. But no government programs alone can get America's students to study more science and math parents must push and help their children to meet this goal.

America has global trade with plenty of nations that provide inexpensive labor, but it's better for us when they're in our own hemisphere, rather than sending that business halfway around the world.