The only way you approach politics and seek elective office is to move forward. For me to look back in anger or with any rancor would be a mistake.

What if there's another terrorist attack? I cringe at the ideas of our enemies watching this, knowing much like the president we have now. You can do anything you want, you can jerk us around, you can harass our naval ships the way Iran is doing right now, and we're not going to do anything. We're not going to react.

We must be true to ourselves. And we must be true to others, whether they believe we are or not.

We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity for action despite our fears.

In prison, I fell in love with my country. I had loved her before then, but like most young people, my affection was little more than a simple appreciation for the comforts and privileges most Americans enjoyed and took for granted. It wasn't until I had lost America for a time that I realized how much I loved her.

I know the veterans. I know them well. And I know that they know that I'll take care of them. And I've been proud of their support and their recognition of my service to the veterans.

America's image throughout the world is very bad.