The victory that John Kennedy won was not just for 40 million Americans who were born Catholics. It was for all Americans of all faiths.

When he kidnapped this boy, he probably broke him down psychologically. And Shawn Hornbeck did what he had to do to survive.

Frankly, you know, it's quite disconcerting to see our government, the strongest, most powerful nation in the world, begging this government that we basically put into office to please do the things we want them to do. We are not…

Senator Clinton is talking about a cap on troops on Iraq -- why that could be a risky move for her politically.

Rather than an escalation of U.S. troops, which I do not believe will contribute to long-term success in Iraq, we should be beginning a phased redeployment of U.S. troops, as a way to put pressure on the Iraqi government to take…

Are there any circumstances that you can articulate in which we would say to the Maliki government that enough is enough and we are no longer committing our troops?

Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't tackle the big problems that demand solutions.

Certainly, I didn't expect to find myself in this position a year ago. I've been struck by how hungry we all are for a different kind of politics.

I think if we had a consistent program, run the same way everywhere, you would have the actual numbers. It doesn't have to be hard, to count where the numbers are. And it wouldn't be catch us catch can. As I said, our military, in many…

General Petraeus is a combination of extraordinary experience and a real passion about what we're doing in Iraq. He believes we can win. And I think he will infuse that spirit into our forces there and I think make a measurable difference.

The most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam, if it's carried out. I will resist it.

Public servants who abuse the public trust and are convicted of ethics crimes should not collect taxpayer-financed pensions.

What leverage do we have that would provide us some assurance that, six months from now, you will not be sitting before us again, saying, well, it didn't work?

If the Iraqi Government does not follow through on its promises, it will lose the support of the American people, and it will lose the support of the Iraqi people. Now is the time to act. The Prime Minister understands this.

I believe the president's strategy is not a solution, Secretary Rice. I believe it's a tragic mistake.

Let me say that again: explicitly denies you the authority to go into Iran.

I'm not convinced, as I look to the the -- the plan that the president presented yesterday, that what we're seeing is that much different than what we have been doing in the past.

This speech given last night by this president represents the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam, if it's carried out.