A Pakistan that falls apart, becomes a failed state, would be of extraordinary danger to Afghanistan and to America.

That's a big lava lamp. Congratulations.

Every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. And if you can go even further, and send it back to the private sector, that's even better.

America has to stand by our allies. I think the tension that existed between Israel and the United States was very unfortunate.

Syria is Iran's only ally in the Arab world. It's their route to the sea.

The president (George W. Bush) says let's have private accounts, and take the surplus money that's being gathered now in Social Security and put it into private accounts. That works.

I don't believe that bureaucrats in Washington should tell someone whether they can use contraceptives or not. And I don't believe employers should tell someone whether they could have contraceptive care of not. Every woman in America should have access to contraceptives.