The more children see of violence, the more numb they are to the deadly consequences of violence. Now, video games like 'Mortal Kombat,' 'Killer Instinct,' and 'Doom,' the very game played obsessively by the two young men who ended so many lives in Littleton, make our children more active participants in simulated violence.

Even as people take pride in their national independence, we know we are becoming more and more interdependent.

My plan after office is to get up and spend that entire first day helping my wife move into her new senatorial office.

As we have throughout this century, we will lead with the power of our example, but be prepared, when necessary, to make an example of our power.

People like change in general, but not in particular.

The new energy future is decentralised, entrepreneurial and needs people like you to say 'Give me a clean car, give me solar shingles to put on my roof - give me a clean future'

It simply doesn't make any sense for us to have illegal aliens in our custody in our courts and then let them go back to living here illegally. That's wrong and we should stop it.