"The president and our party should be uniting all Republicans and all Americans, not dividing them."
"I'm doing this because I think it's right, and my ambitions right now are to be reelected to the United States Senate. And I hope that people that know me well would not accept that this, that I'm doi..."
"Of course we're friendly. Of course. And do you consider the president of the United States a, quote, 'friend'? I don't know exactly how you describe that, but we certainly have an excellent relations..."
"I've given thought to '08, 12, 16, 20, but not really. I've given only thought to my reelection efforts in the state of Arizona."
"The war on terror is a vital -- the vital aspect of our future as a nation, and I believe that President Bush has led with strength and clarity."
"He said that they were going to try to clamp down on that. If that didn't happen, they would use some sort of legislative action."
"He said that the Bush campaign was going to take legal action to make sure those political groups, outside groups, would not run those political ads."
"He is satisfied, that he's appreciative of what the president has done."
"dishonest and dishonorable"
"The president today missed a chance again for the 14th day in a row to say that these ads are dishonest and despicable, the words of John McCain."
"The hope is McCain will convince those moderate Republicans and swing voters who backed him back then to back Mr. Bush now."
"McCain is now a very public supporter of the Bush-Cheney ticket."
"There's not much question, once again, 38 percent of his tax cut to the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans. My friends -- my friends, I don't think Bill Gates needs a tax cut."
"I doubt it, the, given the high visibility that he has, but I believe that he will get the reward that he deserves for his brutal torture and mistreatment of the Iraqi people."
"McCain has frequently criticized the president, but his appeal to independent voters out west is seen as an important asset to the Bush campaign."
"He did bring down the Soviet empire and he did it through strength of character and vision and history will judge him I think very highly for that."
"In your judgment were these abuses a result of an overall military or intelligence policy to 'soften up detainees for interrogation'?"
"It's terrible. It's tragic. It also shows the stark difference between America and these barbarians."
