The course of this nation does not depend on the decisions of others.

I think that the vice president is a person reflecting a half-glass-full mentality.

I didn't -- I swear I didn't -- get into politics to feather my nest or feather my friends' nests.

There needs to be debates, like we're going through. There needs to be townhall meetings. There needs to be travel. This is a huge country.

And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation in every region now has a decision to make: Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime.

You saw the president yesterday. I thought he was very forward-leaning, as they say in diplomatic nuanced circles.

Concentration of greenhouse gases, especially CO2, have increased substantially since the beginning of the industrial revolution. And the National Academy of Sciences indicates that the increase is due in large part to human activity.