Chavez made a compete fool of himself in front of the entire world while giving the U.N. a black eye. But the real losers are the Venezuelan people who have to put up with this unstable character every day.

The tax relief package enacted in 2001 was central to pulling the economy out of the post 9-11 recession. It's the reason we've got low unemployment and have created more than two million jobs in the last year.

The security of our country is not just a top priority, it's the top priority.

Here are the facts we confront. No one is against conservation. No one is against alternative fuel sources.

Therefore, if we are a Nation of laws and a Nation of immigrants, immigration should occur within a legal framework, not through the machinations of illegal schemes and scams that threaten our national security.

We know over very national survival is at stake; and we believe that we should support our troops, yes, and work for an outcome that results in victory.

A fair question could be posed in this fashion: If people are not obeying existing laws, what makes us think they would obey any new laws?