The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations.

I want to say this about my state. When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years either.

I don't agree with the libertarians. I want my security first. I'll deal with all the details after that.

While it may take generations of nurturing, nations founded on and grounded in freedom will eventually overcome and prosper. Once free, folks rarely accept anything less, and that includes Iraqis.

Talk radio is running America. We have to deal with that problem.

Why do Sunnis kill Shiites? How do they tell the difference? They all look the same to me.

My job as majority leader is be supportive of our troops, try to have input as decisions are made and to look at those decisions after they're made ... not to march in lock step with everything the president decides to do.