General Petraeus is not a miracle worker. He can not be successful unless the president creates greater confidence within his own team about the decisions which the president has himself made.

We should not allow wealthy people, including corporate criminals, to hide their assets and avoid paying their bills.

I've always believed the two best anti-poverty programs are work and marriage.

I've been very active in Missouri.

The elections in Iraq are a victory for freedom and the Iraqi people, and a blow to the transnational network of terrorists who have tried to prevent this day from happening.

The unemployment rate has effectively not gone down from where it was at the peak of the recession. The only reason it's gone technically from 10 percent to 8 percent is so many people are discouraged and have quit work.

People are working harder and harder than ever before and barely staying in place.