In the middle of a recession, where we're just climbing out of it, where the economy -unemployment is still at 9.7 percent, the idea of raising taxes and reducing spending is a prescription for disaster.

We are working to deploy a powerful new radar network with American early warning systems.

Do not tell me your values​​. Just give me pocket money, I would say how much you are worth

I believe at its core we have a Constitution, as our Supreme Court's first great justice, Marshall, said in 1819, and I quote, "intended to endure for the ages to come and consequently to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs."

I think after Sam Nunn left, I'm the last guy in the Senate who got a majority white male vote in their state.

I didn't deserve to be president just based on the Richter scale of 'Was I tough enough and did I understand the process?'

Some of my best friends are Jewish contributors to the Democratic Party.