I didn't try to be something I wasn't.

I understand politics and I know there's gonna be a lot of verbage.

I don't think our troops ought to be used for what's called nation building.

Too many of our children cannot read. Reading is the building block, and it must be the foundation for education reform.

...By allowing businesses to expense up to $75,000, it means somebody is more likely to buy a copying machine, or in this case, an architectural... fancy machine.

This is a global war on terror. We're facing extremists that believe something. And they want to achieve objectives. And, therefore, the United States must use all our assets and we must work with others to defeat this enemy. That's the call.

The work in Iraq is difficult and it is dangerous. Like most Americans, I see the images of violence and bloodshed. Every picture is horrifying, and the suffering is real.