Oftentimes, you'd vote present in order -- in order to indicate that you had problems with a bill that otherwise you might be willing to vote for.

We could be sliding into an extraordinary recession.

While I was working on those streets watching those folks see their jobs shipped overseas, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board of Wal-Mart.

I can't tell who I'm running against sometimes here.

I think it's hard to project four years from now. And I think it would be irresponsible.

We can't afford a President whose positions change with the politics of the moment, we need a President who knows that being ready on day one means getting it right from day one.

There's a set of assertions made by Senator Clinton, as well as her husband.

I think Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that, you know, Richard Nixon did not and in a way that Bill Clinton did not.

I didn't say they were good ones.

I think that part of what the people are looking for right now is somebody who's going to solve problems and not resort to the same typical politics that we have seen in Washington.

He understands our challenges and has a thoughtful plan to enable us to realize our opportunities.