"It should remain an argument among friends who share an unshaken belief in our great cause, and in the goodness of each other, we are Americans first, Americans last, and Americans always."
"I have a lot of respect for John McCain. I mean, he spent all those years being, you know, locked up, and starved and brainwashed. Why would Karl Rove do that to him?"
"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."
"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'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..."
"The president and our party should be uniting all Republicans and all Americans, not dividing them."
"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."
"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."
"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."