I am very much in favor of tax cuts.

Many good people mistake their reputation for their character. It is a mistake I have made many, many times.

Thanks to General Petraeus, our leadership and the sacrifice of brave young Americans. To deny that their sacrifice didn't make possible the success of the surge in Iraq, I think does a great disservice...the progress has been immense.

We are Americans first, Americans last, and Americans always.

Tolerance of dissent is the hallmark of a mature party, and it is well past time for the Republican Party to grow up.

The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective consciousness that only a few malcontents, lunatics generally, ever dare to threaten them.

There are 11 million people living in the shadows. I believe they deserve to come out of the shadows. The children who are brought here when they were children, they deserve that kind of consideration as well.