You know, there is an argument to be made that these extensions of unemployment benefits keep people from going and finding jobs. In fact there are some studies that have been done that show people stay on unemployment compensation and they don't look for a job until two or three weeks before they know the benefits are going to run out.

I don't believe there is a separation of church and state. I think the Constitution is very clear. The only separation is that there will not be a government church.

My friends, there is no Palestinian-Israeli conflict. There is only the global war on terrorism.

That's pretty tough talk from a guy who has fewer days at work this year than he has houses.

Emotional appeals about working families trying to get by on $4.25 an hour are hard to resist.

For all its faults, it is partisanship - based on core principles- that clarifies our debates, that prevents one party from straying too far from the mainstream and that constantly refreshes our politics with new ideas and new leaders.

It's the arrogance of man to think that man can change the climate of the world. Only nature can change the climate. A volcano, for instance.