One of the things that I will have ended my public service time with is a group of friends, a lot of friends. And I want to stay in touch with them and there's no better way to communicate with them than through email.

I'm not the expert on how the Iraqi people think, because I live in America, where it's nice and safe and secure.

Wine is like beer except different.

Our security is assured by our perseverance and by our sure belief in the success of liberty.

I could have easily not run for president, and people would have come up and said, "Oh, man, you would have been a great president." Or even a lousy president. But I never would have known had I not chosen to run. Part of life is seizing the moment.

Are the peoples of the Middle East somehow beyond the reach of liberty? Are millions of men and women and children condemned by history or culture to live in despotism? Are they alone never to know freedom and never even to have a choice in the matter?

Well from a personal perspective, quitting drinking is a decision I felt good about.