We are battling fanatics who kidnap and behead civilians and shoot fleeing children in the back. There can be no dialogue with such people, and the American people understand this.

I am not a moderate. I am a conservative. I'm a fix-it conservative.

Cheerleading gave me a love of sports, which I brought to the Senate. I can talk to the good ol' boys about college sports because I follow it like they do.

I think when you've been in office for a long time, you have a record, and that record is fair game.

The traditional role of the Senate has been to be the adult in the room.

Saying youre from Texas makes you kind of proud.

Our country also hungers for leadership to ensure the long-term survival of our Social Security system. With 70 million baby boomers in this country on the verge of retirement, we need to take action to shore up the system.