The illiteracy level of our children are appalling.

We're still being challenged in Iraq and the reason why is a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of freedom.

On September 11 2001, America felt its vulnerability even to threats that gather on the other side of the Earth. We resolved then, and we are resolved today, to confront every threat from any source that could bring sudden terror and suffering to America.

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

We cannot blame the schools alone for the dismal decline in SAT verbal scores. When our kids come home from school do they pick up a book or do they sit glued to the tube, watching music videos? Parents, don't make the mistake of thinking your kid only learns between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

If you are young child and you've lost mother and dad to AIDS and rich nations sit on the sidelines not caring, you will become a frustrated person and a hopeless person.

When I say drop your pants and show me the moon, I'm not just whistling Dixie!