We make the future better than the past. We don't hide from history. We make history.

If money is free speech, the big interests are sitting in front with megaphones and the average citizens are sitting in the back.

The facts are facts and records are records.

As part of Social Security reform, I believe that private savings accounts are a part of it - along the lines that President Bush proposed.

I'm not President Bush

The American people want us to stop spending. And so let's just give them some certainty. Let's extend the tax - the existing tax cuts. And then let's give some more tax breaks to small businesses and large. And then maybe the American people will have some confidence.

My preference would be to remain in the Senate, ... But you can't say I would refuse to serve in one of those (Cabinet) capacities. It's not the same as vice president.