God told me to strike at al Qaeda and I struck them; then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did.

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.

No matter how tough Iraq became, removing Saddam Hussein was the right thing to do for the sake of peace and for the 25 million people we liberated.

I wish they weren't called the 'Bush tax cuts.' If they're called some other body's tax cuts, they're probably less likely to be raised.

As individuals, we know that suffering is temporary, and hope is eternal.

Wall Street got drunk and now it's got a hangover. And the question is, how long will it sober up and not try to do those fancy financial instruments?

Compassionate conservatism [is] most importantly, making sure that government is not the answer to people's problems.