Americans practice different faiths in churches, synagogues, mosques and temples. And many good people practice no faith at all.

Embryonic stem-cell research requires the destruction of life to create a stem cell. That's why I think we've got to be very careful in balancing the ethics and the science.

To give law enforcement the additional tools it needs to track down terror here at home.

I don't think you're entitled to read my mail between my daughters and me.

We ought to make the pie higher.

If you haven't doubted, you probably haven't thought very hard about what you believe.

I strongly believe that marriage should be defined as between a man and a woman. I'm troubled by activist judges who are defining marriage. I've watched carefully what's happened in San Francisco where licenses were being issued, even though the law states otherwise. I have consistently stated that I will support law to protect marriage between a man and a woman. And obviously these events are influencing my decision.