In this era of uncertainty and conflict, the United States - blessed with the world's strongest military, most ingenious economy, and most tolerant society - remains a model and leader to the world.

Tonight I am going with my wife to a Democratic party, where we're going to...try to be happy.

The threat of nuclear terrorism is growing faster than our ability to prevent an attack on our homeland.

Senator Obama is a gifted and eloquent young man who can do great things for our country in the years ahead. But my friends, eloquence is no substitute for a record - not in these tough times for America. In the Senate he has not reached across party lines to get anything significant done, nor has he been willing to take on powerful interest groups in the Democratic Party.

This is the most religious country in the world and sometimes we try to stifle that fact or hide it. But the profound and ultimately most important reality is that we are not only citizens of this blessed country, we are citizens of the same awesome God.

There are extensive contacts between Saddam Hussein's government and al Qaeda.

I'm a Harry Truman, JFK, Scoop Jackson and Bill Clinton Democrat.