I heard there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft.

We've got a cultural issue in America. We've got to change the whole way the issue is looked at. That's the mission. Some in the political process don't have enough patience for that, and I probably don't either.

All I can tell you is that I know the enemy, allies, and troops hear what I say.

They want the federal government controlling the Social Security, like it's some kind of federal program.

I was raised in the West. The west of Texas. It's pretty close to California. In more ways than Washington, D.C., is close to California.

I like my buddies from west Texas. I liked them when I was young; I liked them when I was middle-age; I liked them before I was President; and I like them during President; and I like them after President.

Iraq is no diversion. It is a place where civilization is taking a decisive stand against chaos and terror, we must not waver.