Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country. It's kleptocracy, it's corruption, it's a nation that's really only dependent upon oil and gas for their economy.

I looked into Mr. Putin's eyes, and I saw three letters, a "K," a "G," and a "B."

Today more people lose their seats in the Politburo in Havana than in the Congress of America, ... We need to have competitive races for the Legislature. ... We have to have a clash of ideas.

What evidence do we have that states are incapable of further exercising an authority they have exercised successfully for over 200 years?

He was a superb military officer but he was also an extraordinarily gifted politician. That he was an unusually open, honest and no-nonsense politician did not make him unsuited for the profession, only uncommon. In uniform and in politics Barry's purpose was always the defense of freedom. And nobody before or since managed the task more ably or more colorfully than Barry Goldwater.

There's a certain romanticism associated with exploration of space, which is one of the major factors why we'll continue.

We still have a long way to go before we can declare America safe, and that means doing a better job along our borders, as well.