Thank God for our form of government. The media won't let there be any cover-up.

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

I put the Vietnam War behind me a long time ago, and what I wanted to (do) among other things was help veterans also be able to come all the way home as some of our veterans have not been able to do. But I harbor no anger nor rancor. I'm a better man for my experience, and I'm grateful for having the opportunity of serving.

If we leave Iraq, terrorists will follow us home.

I will veto every single beer, um, bill with earmarks.

This is the free enterprise system. The only place in the world that I can recall where companies never failed was the old Soviet Union. This is what investors do in free enterprise and capitalism system. [...[ And, yes, free enterprise system can be cruel. But the problem with this administration is that small businesses are the one who had suffered the most, the kind that need investors, the kinds that don't need the hundreds of pages, thousands of pages of regulations that continue to plague them and have them hold back on the hiring investment.

I would vote for a Muslim if he or she was the best candidate able to lead the country and defend our political values.