Russians understand strength, and if they feel that their opponents are weak, they will take advantage of it.

The president is out there today trying to talk about health care, and the reality is nobody cares about what he's saying on health care because this news is consuming everything. No president could tolerate that or should tolerate it.

In this century, the 21st century, the U.S. recognizes our prosperity and our security depends even more on the Asia-Pacific region.

Obama really does recognize the threats that are out there; I think he understands the world. He understands the role of America in that troubled world.

I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened.

In the zero-sum budget game, every dollar spent on this problem [illegal immigration] must be taken from somewhere else....No, we should not tolerate people immigrating illegally. But we need to treat this issue honestly and fairly.

My whole life has been dedicated to public service.