Through adoption, Americans can forever change not only a child's life but also their own.

I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein.

I think a lot of the national Democrats believe that, you know, Iraq is a distraction and not part of the War on Terror. They've said so. And I strongly disagree.

People expect those in authority to take on big problems and to solve them. We had an opportunity to reform Social Security in a way that would have protected people's benefits and created a solvent system. Younger workers would be confident that the money they were putting into the system would be available to them when they retired. It was a missed opportunity. I regret that.

The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants.

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.

In this global war against extremists who use murder as a weapon, Iraq is now the central front.