And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.

The enemy understands a free Iraq will be a major defeat in their ideology of hatred. That's why they're fighting so vociferously.

I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf.

We're taking action against evil people. Because this great nation of many religions understands, our war is not against Islam, or against faith practiced by the Muslim people. Our war is a war against evil. This is clearly a case of good versus evil, and make no mistake about it - good will prevail.

If you say, "Are you going to change your strategic objective?", it means you're leaving before the mission is complete, and we're not going to leave before the mission in Iraq is complete.

In the end, leaders are defined by the convictions they hold.

I have faith, as I did when I announced my stem-cell decision in 2001, that science and ethics can coexist.