I just want to assure you that both President Bush and I have very firm alibis.

Strong leadership demands more than the willingness to use force. It means directing the use of the right tools at the right time for the right purpose and the right cause.

We need a new approach to national security - a bold, progressive internationalism that stands in stark contrast to the too often belligerent and myopic unilateralism of the Bush Administration.

I think there has been an exaggeration [of the terrorist threat].

And now that the Greatest Generation is getting older, I think it is the responsibility of all Americans to make sure we do our part for America's seniors. You have earned the best of America -- and we need to make sure you get the protection and health care you deserve.

We will not be derailed by criminal anarchists who legitimately claim a religious cause.

I mean does Israel want a third Intifada?