As governor, I came to believe that the death penalty would be a just punishment for certain, especially heinous crimes, such as the murder of a child or the murder of a police officer. The events of September 11 convinced me that terrorists also deserve the ultimate punishment.

I've always been endorsed by the National Rifle Association.

I think with a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, you can't play, you know, hide the salami, or whatever it's called.

I don't hate Republicans as individuals. But I hate what the Republicans are doing to this country. I really do.

This country was the moral leader of the world until George Bush became president.

America's greatness rests on far more than the power of our arms. Our greatness is also measured by our goodness, it's in the capacity of our minds, of our hearts, and it's in the strength of our democracy.

America is a conservative country with a small "c" - they want change, but they don't want too much change too fast.