A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.

I don't even like playing a contentious role.

Compromise works well in this world when you have shared goals.

So, the point I'm making is, we are not going to cut spending in Washington if we think it's the job of every congressman and senators to pave local parking lots and build local sewer plants. These parochial interests are getting in the way of the national interests.

Since the dawn of time, traditional marriage - the union between one man and one woman - has been the building block of civilization, and at no point in our nation's history has that foundation been under more severe attack than now.

I think I'm the only senator who does not see a president when I look in the mirror.

If we become too scared to confront the chief problems of our time, there is no hope of ever solving them.