It 's really hard to impose democracy. It has to emerge naturally. You have to get out of the way and let it happen.

Anyone who tells you that one political party has a monopoly on the best defense of our nation is committing a fraud on the American people.

I don't think it's patriotic to put on a flight suit and prance around on the deck of an aircraft carrier looking for a photo op. We have a president of the United States who did not do his duty to take care of America. If you're patriotic, you do your duty.

This is kind of hard to articulate, but in broad outline, the United States is going to do what the United States has to do.

Already the scent of victory is in the air.

President George Bush had the courage and the vision and we will always be grateful to President George Bush for that tremendous leadership and statesmanship.

George W. Bush has helped those who have most, hurt those who have least and ignored everyone in between.