When they say this isn't about issues, it's about personalities. What they're really saying is we're going to scare people about Barack.

You would think that George Bush and his potential Republican successor, John McCain, would be spending a lot of time worrying about the economy and all these jobs that are being lost on their watch. But if you watched the Republican…

Our airlines have a responsibility to their workers and passengers to come back to the bargaining table so that union members can go back to work.

Today, I stand with the airline service workers on strike at Los Angeles International Airport.

For the airline industry, meeting these demands is inextricably tied to passenger safety, quality service, and the health of our economy.

I welcome the Bush Administration's announcement of $1 billion in humanitarian and economic assistance to Georgia.

The United States and our allies must stand firm in supporting Georgia's economic and political stability, and opposing Russia's efforts to undermine Georgia's democratically-elected government.

Today's decision to answer our call for $1 billion in assistance is an important step forward in supporting the people of Georgia and standing up to Russia's aggression.

The American people are generous, and they understand that, during moments of crisis, we need to come together and provide people help.

Let me be as clear as possible. I have said before, and I will repeat again, I think people's families are off-limits, and people's children are especially off-limits.

What I didn't want to be is a distraction just for a photo-op. What we're going to do is examine over the next couple of days the severity of the damage, how we can be most helpful. If I can be helpful by going down there, I will be down…