I do not deny the allegation, I deny the allegator.

The ground is no place for a champion. The ground is no place that I will wallow on.

We went across the South on Super Tuesday without a single catcall or boo, without a single ugly sign. Not until we got to New York and the North did the litmus test of race and religion spout from the mouths of public officials.

So many bright stars, bright in life, burn out quickly.

Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.

We made this inexplicable turn into Iraq, where we've lost lives, money, honour and the coalition on [George] Bush's watch. Surely he's not suggesting that if the Democrats win, things can get worse. I mean, all we can do now is to look at our field policy and change the course. We need more diplomatic outreach toward Iran, Syria and Middle Eastern allies, and less bluster and less threats, and fewer troops.

In tough economic times, desperate people do desperate things, and the abortion rate goes up.