The worst nightmare for al Qaeda is to come into a community that feels supported and has hope.

I'm not going to throw my state under the bus. That's never going to happen.

I want a president who'll look out for American interests. Every treaty we sign has a provision that a president of the United States, if he or she concludes that it's no longer in the interest of the country should step back from it.

The Constitution is a living, breathing document that can speak to you and nobody else.

I've been elected numerous times in South Carolina. If I'm on the ballot, I'm going to win South Carolina.

If 'Obama-care' becomes fully implemented in 2014, it's going to bankrupt states.

What's going on in the Senate is kind of a politics of escalation. We're getting sort of like the Mideast: pay back everybody when you're in charge.