I understand how democracy works. Quite a little bit of criticism in it, which is fine. That's fine. That's part of the process. But I have every right, as do my administration, to make it clear what the consequences would be of policy. And if we think somebody is strong or doesn't see the world the way it is, we'll continue to point that out to people.

I think the fundamentals of the economy are finally in the electronic economy and they are strong are we have reason for great optimism.

I'm absolutely confident that everybody that's been put to death is two things: One, they're guilty of the crime charged, and, secondly, they had full access to our courts, both state and federal.

Now that I've got the will of the people at my back, I'm going to start enforcing the one-question rule. That was three questions.

The Iraqi regime is a threat of unique urgency. [...] It has developed weapons of mass death.

I really think it's important for presidents to exit the stage gracefully.

Russia is no longer our enemy and therefore we shouldn't be locked into a Cold War mentality that says we keep the peace by blowing each other up. In my attitude, that's old, that's tired, that's stale.