I want to remind you right quick what this country has been through, and the challenges this economy had faced over the last three years. First, we went through a recession. That means we were going backwards.

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

I love my brother, and I respect his service, i haven't been in Washington ... ever. I'm not part of Washington.

As individuals, we know that suffering is temporary, and hope is eternal.

The decisions we make in Washington have a direct impact on the people in our country, obviously.

We also know that Iraq is harboring a terrorist network headed by a senior al Qaeda terrorist planner. This network runs a poison and explosive training camp in northeast Iraq, and many of its leaders are known to be in Baghdad.

People shouldn't read into venue locations someone's heart.