I want to start by saying something nice about President Bush. Of all the presidents we've had with the last name of Bush, his economic plan ranks in the top two.

In American elections there are no losers, because whether or not our candidates win or lose, the next morning we wake up as Americans.

I'm not insensitive to the jobs. I'm desperately concerned about those jobs. But you don't fix them by pandering to people and telling them you're going to shut the door. You have to grow jobs.

I figured out Karl Rove's political strategy -- make gas so expensive, no Democrats can afford to go to the polls.

Bush-McCain stategy in Iraq is policy to stay, not to win.

Capturing Saddam Hussein and ensuring that this brutal dictator will never return to power is an important step toward stabilizing Iraq for the Iraqis. Let's also be clear: Our problems in Iraq have not been caused by one man, and this is a moment when the administration can and must launch a major effort to gain international support and win the peace.

America is the one that has led the effort to strengthen NATO and strengthen the front-line states against Russia's pressures.