We are always just one successful terrorist attack away from a nuclear disaster.

I think that we ought to be a tolerant nation. I think we ought to be tolerant people. But we shouldn't set up special categories for anybody. And I'm for the rights of everybody, including gays, but not any special rights.

Play hardball with Musharraf, but don't cut off US aid.

John McCain was a prisoner of war.

There's a lot more to competence than a law degree and a modicum of courtroom skill.

We just ask the agency to make reasonable and honest decisions, and the public deserves no less.

We, as a nation, cannot wait for the Pearl Harbor of the information age. We must increase our vigilance to tackle this problem before we are hit with a surprise attack.