The lesson of the last year is this: foreign policy can't be managed through the politics of personality, and our President would do well to take note of an observation John F. Kennedy made once he was in office - that all of the world's problems aren't his predecessor's fault.

When oil and gas prices went up dramatically and filled up the state treasury, I sent a large share of that revenue back where it belonged - directly to the people of Alaska.

The Dutch and the Norwegians, they are known for dikes and for cleaning up water and for dealing with spills.

I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town.

We need a commander in chief not a professor of law standing at a lectern - the lectern.

In politics there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers, and then there are those like John McCain who use their careers to promote change.

I told the Congress, 'Thanks, but no thanks,' on that Bridge to Nowhere.