With the money he saves from reform, he's going to give tax cuts to the middle class and improve health insurance.

the American people know this country is on the wrong track

We can't afford four more years of this so-called 'progress.'

I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working Americans.

I can make a firm pledge: under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 will see their taxes increase.

That's how we're going to build the middle class.

This election is our chance to choose an economy that rewards your work and advances your dreams.

The notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them, which has been the guiding diplomatic principle of this administration, is ridiculous.

What President Bush and Senator McCain don't understand is that the central front in the war on terror is not in Iraq and it never was. The central front is in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where the terrorists who hit us on 9/11 are still…

And yes, we will make tactical adjustments, as we implement this strategy. That is what any responsible commander in chief must do. As I have consistently said, I will consult with commanders on the ground and the Iraqi government.

If this is the deal he wants to make right now, I am committed to appointing him to my cabinet on national service.