And I, unfortunately, have been to too many disasters as president.

I realize I will never regain my anonymity but I can certainly give it a try. And it's a lot of fun to give it a try.

There is a difference between responsible criticism that aims for success and defeatism that refuses to acknowledge anything but failure. Hindsight alone is not wisdom, and second-guessing is not a strategy.

I do not believe the promises of the Declaration of Independence are just for the strong, the independent, the healthy. They are for everyone-including unborn children. We are a society with enough compassion and wealth and love to care for both mothers and their children, to seek the promise and potential in every life.

[Should] Iraq acquire fissile material, it would be able to build a nuclear weapon within a year.

For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America.

So many people commute in this country by car long enough distances to really cut into their income, their real income, that they would change their vote based on gas prices.