On the issue of Iraq, it is my hope, and my challenge to my colleagues, that our debate will be based on what is best for the future of our nation and for Iraq, not what's best for a political party or presidential campaign.

We ought to make sure that the eligibility for entitlements meets the demographics of America.

I'm in favor of doing tax reform, but I think tax reform ought to be revenue neutral as it was back during the [Ronald] Reagan years. We've resolved this issue.

The money that goes into Social Security is not the government's money. it's your money. You paid for it.

I'm really proud of this Supreme Court and the way they've been dealing with the issue of First Amendment political speech.

The biggest problem confronting the country is our excessive spending. If we're not going to deal with it now, when are we going to deal with it? And we've watched the government explode over the last four years. We've dealt with the revenue issue.

I don't think there's any equivalency between the way that the Russians conduct themselves and the way the United States does.