We hear the stories every day now: the father who puts on a suit every morning and leaves the house so his daughter doesn't know he lost his job, the recent college grad facing up to the painful reality that the only door that's open to her after four years of study and a pile of debt is her parents'. These are the faces of the Obama economy.

It just doesn't occur to an American that someone else will solve their problems. Americans take pride in solving problems for themselves. And if we fail, we get back up and try again. It's what we do. It's who we are.

I think the important thing to remember here is that we haven't been attacked again at home since September of 2001.

The new troops in Iraq need to be Iraqi troops.

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

We [Democrats] are looking for things that we think would make a difference, improve the country, and enjoy some bipartisan support.

It's important to remember that some of our best sources in the war against radical Islamic terrorism are Muslims, both in America and overseas.