If the plan sounds familiar, it's because that was President Jimmy Carter's big idea, too.

Providing additional incentives for states to permit exploration off their coasts would be very helpful in the short term in resolving our energy crisis.

Tim Russert was at the top of his profession. He was a man of honesty and integrity. He was hard but he was always fair. We miss him. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. And we know that Tim Russert leaves a legacy.

Senator McCain is pushing for joint appearances this summer.

No, but that's not too important.

If the oil companies aren't going to invest in alternative fuels and do other kinds of things to change the energy equation for the American people, then -- then those taxes need to come back into the pocketbook of -- of people who will…

I don't think Americans are concerned if we're there for 100 years or 1,000 years or 10,000 years.

We have spent hundreds of billions of dollars in this war in Iraq. That -- John McCain is not proposing, you know, a dime of savings there. Barack Obama, I think, is being pretty responsible with spending and taxes.

Will we enact the largest single tax increase since the Second World War as my opponent proposes or will we keep taxes low for families and employers? That's a question that will be asked. This election offers Americans a very distinct…

Barack Obama actually said: I'm going to pay for whatever investment incentives we give people for the middle-class tax cuts he's proposing, as opposed to a tax cut for the wealthy.

And that is a warning some conservatives are shouting to McCain now, especially with Obama working the pews, looking for converts.

Under Senator Obama's tax plan, Americans of every background would see their taxes rise.

I will leave it to my opponent to propose returning to the failed big government mandates of the '60s and '70s.

Senator Clinton has earned great respect for her tenacity and courage. The media often overlooked how compassionately she spoke to the concerns and dreams of millions of Americans. And she deserves a lot more appreciation than she…

These numbers are -- are very disturbing. They're the worst in 22 years, I am told. Americans are hurting. American families are hurting. American homeowners are hurting. And this is a very, very serious situation.

These numbers are -- are very disturbing. They're the worst in 22 years, I am told. Americans are hurting. American families are hurting. American homeowners are hurting. And this is a very, very serious situation.

These numbers are very disturbing. They're the worst in 22 years I am told. Americans are hurting. American families are hurting. American homeowners are hurting. And this is a very, very serious situation.

This is indeed a change election, but the choice is between the right change and the wrong change, between going forward and going backward.