When you hear somebody justifying a war by citing the Almighty, I get a little worried, frankly.

People who believe they are acting with the mandate of God, who see others who don't share their beliefs as inferior in the eyes of God, make dangerous leaders. Just ask Osama Bin Laden.

Dad was also a deeply, unabashedly religious man... , But he never made the fatal mistake of so many politicians - wearing his faith on his sleeve to gain political advantage.

My father never felt the need to wrap himself in anybody's mantle. He never felt the need to pretend to be anybody else. This is their administration. This is their war. If they can't stand on their own two feet, well, they're no Ronald Reagans, that's for sure.

I couldn't join a party that, frankly, tolerates members who are bigots for one thing, homophobes, racists.

I have to say that flying on Air Force One sort of spoils you for coach on a regular airline.

My father felt that children should make their own way.