John McCain

It's safe enough these days. Not even Hurricanes Katrina and Rita could cause significant spillage from the battered rigs off the coasts of New Orleans and Houston.

The race dead even between John McCain and Barack Obama, 45 to 45.

You'll hear from my opponent's campaign in every speech, in every interview, every press release that I'm running for President Bush's third term.

I believe we are in a recession. I think the numbers indicate that.

It's safe enough these days. Not even hurricanes Katrina and Rita could cause significant spillage from the battered rigs off the coast of New Orleans and Houston.

America's dependence on foreign oil was a troubling situation 35 years ago. It was an alarming situation 20 years ago. It's a dangerous situation today.

I'm the one with the experience, the knowledge and the judgment. So perhaps it may serve to enhance those credentials.

I cannot imagine why he would say it. It's not true. It's a -- I've worked tirelessly since 9/11 to prevent another attack on the United States of America. My record is very clear. If he said that, and I do not know the context, I…

Federal relief being promised, FEMA supplies already on the ground.

And this is a big deal. It's a big deal. He has completely reversed himself and gone back not on his word to me, but the commitment that he made to the American people. That's disturbing.

President Bush and John McCain visiting the flood zone today, separately, it should be noted; federal relief money being promised.

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

Senator Obama is a perfect manifestation of a September 10th mindset. He brings the attitude, the failures of judgment, the weakness and the misunderstanding of the nature or our adversary.

I would be glad to look not just at the windfall profits tax, that's not what bothers me, but we should look at any incentives that we are giving to people.

The broad federal moratorium stands in the way of energy exploration and production.

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.

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

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

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…

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.

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.

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