I could have easily not run for president, and people would have come up and said, "Oh, man, you would have been a great president." Or even a lousy president. But I never would have known had I not chosen to run. Part of life is seizing the moment.

I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf. I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal.

So many people commute in this country by car long enough distances to really cut into their income, their real income, that they would change their vote based on gas prices.

After all, religion has been around a lot longer than Darwinism.

I am comfortable that the principles that I articulated were never compromised.

Libraries promote the sharing of knowledge, connecting people of all ages with valuable information resources. These dynamic and modern institutions, and the librarians who staff them, add immeasurably to our quality of life.

Can't living with the bill means it won't become law.