Our nation must defend the sanctity of marriage. The outcome of this debate is important-and so is the way we conduct it. The same moral tradition that defines marriage also teaches that each individual has dignity and value in God's sight.

When we make a pledge, we mean it. We keep our word, and what we begin, we will finish.

I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things.

I'm talking about living life to its fullest.

What's very interesting about the violence in Lebanon and the violence in Iraq and the violence in Gaza is this: These are all groups of terrorists who are trying to stop the advance of democracy. They're trying to thwart the will of millions who simply want a normal, hopeful life. That's what we're seeing.

I support the death penalty because I believe, if administered swiftly and justly, capital punishment is a deterrent against future violence and will save other innocent lives.

Iraqis are sick of foreign people coming in their country and trying to destabilize their country.