But I can tell you what I believe: When tens of thousands of innocent souls have perished in Darfur-when 11 million children are without health insurance-when our colossal debt subjects our economic future to the whims of Asian bankers-no one can tell me that faith demands this Senate spend its time arguing over a handful of judges. No one with those priorities can use my faith to intimidate me.

America is the one that leads the effort to make sure the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea is protected.

Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder the problem will be to solve.

If America is at war, I won't speak a word without measuring how it'll sound to the guys doing the fighting when they're listening to their radios in the desert.

Iraq may not be the war on terror itself, but it is critical to the outcome of the war on terror, and therefore any advance in Iraq is an advance forward in that.

My definition of patriotism is to defend your country with the truth, no matter the consequences.

I think the United States is still the indispensable force for positive change and for rule of law and for order and structure.