Money taken from defense appropriations is -- still remains the highest number and still the most outrageous, because it diverts money from our national definition and the men and women who are -- who are serving and fighting and risking…

The conservative political agenda in the West is grounded in hoary stereotypes about the region and its people.

I know many in the media view this conference, at least in part, as a beauty contest for potential candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in '08. Well, you can see I'm no beauty. I'm older than dirt, I have more scars than…

While many of us may be blessed to live a longer life than he did, few us -- few of us -- few of us will ever live a better one.

Senator John McCain says he'll introduce legislation next week to move toward a la carte cable.

I was pleased that he talked about the need for honesty and integrity in government. He talked about that. He also did bring up the so-called earmarking, which is the pork-barrel projects, and his opposition to it.

I hope we'll all respond negative -- positively, not negatively, to that plea.

There shouldn't be any partisanship associated with that.

I think there's a system here that breeds corruption. That's why you have Congressman Cunningham who has pled guilty already and other scandals which we're going to hear more about. It's a system where this, quote, 'earmarking,' which is…

I don't believe so. I think the president is staying the course. And I do believe that he stated very clearly when he said troop withdrawals would be dictated by conditions on the ground.

I think it was a smart move on the part of the Democrats.