The terrorist attacks of September 11th and the courageous actions of our armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq remind us that friends of tyranny and enemies of freedom still exist

Restoring responsibility and accountability is essential to the economic and fiscal health of our nation.

While it is clear that we need to make some adjustments to protect Social Security for the long term, it is disingenuous to say that the trust fund is facing a crisis

We have a hope of succeeding if we learn from our past mistakes and pull together to make the hard choices.

The intelligence failures with respect to Iraq were massive and have damaged our credibility around the world

The Constitution is a document that should only be amended with great caution.

Sadly, the President's budget proposal for the upcoming year once again puts cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans over addressing our country's severe fiscal problems.

Even top caliber hospitals cannot escape medical mistakes that sometimes result in irreparable damage to patients

When a decision is made to go to war based on intelligence, it is a fateful decision. It has ramifications and impacts way beyond the current months and years

If we have a chance of succeeding and bringing stability and democracy to Iraq, it will mean learning from our mistakes, not denying them and not ignoring them.

The liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in the campaign against terror

Tout bonheur est un chef-d'oeuvre: la moindre erreur le fausse, la moindre hésitation l'altère, la moindre lourder le dépare, la moindre sottise l'abêtit.

rush of pine scent (once upon a time), the unlicensed convictionthere ought to be another wayof sayingthis.

Better to live with peace and not stress over the things which we can’t handle .

Evil is present to cleverly disguise itself as good. Evil is present to control and deceive us.

Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone.

Trust your intuition and be guided by love.

I am very much into voices. I would say I'm a fan of voices, not of sound. I'm a fan of singers, not of bands.

Almost everything that I behold in this wonderful country bears traces of improvement and reform - everything except Pie.

Note to self: Never ride a motorcycle in stilettos and a miniskirt.

Tolling plan is a wonderful opportunity for political pandering, and some candidates are taking full advantage of it.