I am honored to have the support of such an influential leader in the Houston community.

We are not standing on the brink of a recession because of forces out of our control. I think that's very important to understand. This was not an inevitable part of the business cycle. It was a failure of leadership in Washington.

When somebody tells them that gasoline prices might reach $4 a gallon and he says, 'That's interesting, I didn't know that.' This is just today, then it's a sign that we have a Washington that is out of touch.

Well, I am not. I am not. Remember New Hampshire.

When somebody tells him that, you know, gasoline prices might reach $4 a gallon, and he says, 'That's interesting. I didn't know that' -- this is just today -- then it's a sign that we have a Washington that is out of touch.

Well, I am not. Remember New Hampshire.

Today he took a pretty tough one.

There was no such thing as Al Qaeda in Iraq until George Bush and John McCain decided to invade Iraq.

I have some news for John McCain. And that is that there was no such thing as Al Qaeda in Iraq until George Bush and John McCain decided to invade Iraq.

Senator Clinton, I think, equates experience with longevity in Washington. I don't think the American people do.

I have been very clear in my denunciation of Minister Farrakhan's anti-Semitic comments. I think they are unacceptable and reprehensible.