First of all, you never retire. At least I don't retire.

This is an impressive crowd: the Have's and Have-more's. Some people call you the elites. I call you my base.

Today the Justice Department did issue a blanket alert. It was in recognition of a general threat we received. This is not the first time the Justice Department have acted like this. I hope it is the last. But given the attitude of the evildoers, it may not be.

As Governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I have met those standards.

I understand why people are discouraged about Iraq. I can understand that. We live in a, you know, world in which people hope things happen quickly. And this is a situation where things don't happen quickly because there's, you know, a very tough group of people using tactics - mainly the killing of innocent people - to achieve their objective, and they're skillful about how they do this. And they also know the impact of what it means on the consciousness of those of us who live in the free world. They know that.

Freedom of action in space is as important to the United States as air power and sea power.

I'm not so sure the role of the United States is going around the world saying this is the way its gotta be.