Today's decision to answer our call for $1 billion in assistance is an important step forward in supporting the people of Georgia and standing up to Russia's aggression.

I will work actively to ensure that the U.S. ratifies the Law of the Sea Convention.

I'm going to be staying on FEMA and other relevant federal agencies to make sure that people are getting the relief that they need.

What I didn't want to be is a distraction just for a photo-op. What we're going to do is examine over the next couple of days the severity of the damage, how we can be most helpful. If I can be helpful by going down there, I will be down…

Every conversation I have had indicates that the state, the federal, and local municipalities have coordinated themselves well. We have seen the evacuation of two million people, with relatively few glitches.

One of the pledges that I have made when I was a senator, and one of the pledges that I intend to keep as president, is to make sure that we rebuild New Orleans and its vitality and its place in American culture.

The American people are generous, and they understand that, during moments of crisis, we need to come together and provide people help.

Let me be as clear as possible. I have said before, and I will repeat again, I think people's families are off-limits, and people's children are especially off-limits.

My understanding is that Governor Palin's town of Wasilla has I think 50 employees. We've got 2,500 in this campaign. I think their budget is maybe $12 million a year. You know, we have a budget of about three times that just for the month.

I think that our ability to manage large systems and to execute I think has been made clear over the last couple of years.

Well, the key is that they started planning early, which is something that, obviously, they did not do last time.

A government can't do everything, but one thing it can do is help communities recover after a flood.

Well, first of all, our thoughts and prayers are with them. And obviously, this is an extraordinary thing to have to go through, particularly for families who had to go through this three years ago, had to rebuild and now to have to leave…

I think it's important to understand that it's going to take probably a couple of days before people are able to make a clear assessment that the levees held and that things are safe.

I have said before and I will repeat again, I think people's families are off limits. And people's children are especially off limits.

Sustained and predictable increases in research funding will allow the United States to . . . provide greater support for . . . young scientists at the beginning of their careers.

You know, I -- I haven't met her before. She seems like a compelling person, obviously, a terrific story, personal story. And, you know, I'm sure that she will help make the case for the Republicans. Unfortunately, the case is more of the…

John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the gates of hell. But he won't even follow him to the cave where he lives.