I knew it might put him in an awkward position that we had a discussion before finality has finally happened in this presidential race.

So, for example, a country was into recession right after I was sworn in, a dot-com bust had taken place. Then the attacks of September the 11th, and then of course the great financial meltdown in the - the fundamental question facing any presidency is how do you deal with the hand you’re dealt?

And we need a full affront on an energy crisis that is real in California and looms for other parts of our country if we don't move quickly.

We will direct every resource at our command - every means of diplomacy, every tool of intelligence, every instrument of law enforcement, every financial influence, and every necessary weapon of war - to the destruction and to the defeat of the global terror network.

These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of America's resolve.

I think the intelligence I get is darn good intelligence.

I'm mindful in a free society that people can worship if they want to or not. You're equally an American if you choose to worship an almighty and if you choose not to.