John Kerry

He would withdraw U.S. troops from the Iraq conflict during his first six months if he were president.

Kerry has said he would withdraw U.S. troops from the Iraq conflict during his first six months if he were president.

As president, he would add 40,000 troops to the global deployment.

And guess what? Over the last four years, the wages of average Americans have gone down $1,600 on average.

Under this administration, the tax burden of the wealthy has gone down, and the tax burden of the working American middle class has gone up.

It's sad they can only be negative. They have nothing to say about the future vision of America. I think Americans want a positive vision for the future.

In last few days you heard people in positions of leadership on the other side saying America has turned the corner. Well, it must have been a U-turn or else they're continually turning around and going around in circles and ending right…

The distortions of the other side are just stunning. You know, they say I want to repeal it. No, I don't want to repeal it. I want to fix it. I want to plug the hole, and I want to give every American a prescription drug benefit that works.

It is the war in Iraq versus prescription drugs, President Bush versus John -- Senator Kerry.

This is all just a sideshow, and Scott having an affair has nothing to do with Laci.

Some people as I said the other day may see America's red states and blue states. I believe we need leadership that sees America as one country red, white and blue, period.

It's not about red states and blue states. It's about the red, white and blue. It's about the United States of America.

This is a key position in fighting the war on terror and should not be left vacant. But the most important position is one that hasn't been created yet, national intelligence director, with real control of budgets and personnel.

I would have handled the war differently if I were president.

It is a sad fact that one-third of the Native Americans have no health insurance at all. It is a sad fact that the life expectancy of Native Americans is less than other Americans.

It is an appropriate goal to have, and I'm going to try to achieve it.

Why did he rush to war without a plan to win the peace?

Yes, I would have voted for the authority. I believe it is the right authority for a president to have. But I would have used that authority, as I have said throughout this campaign, effectively. I would have done this very differently…

Basically over the last few of years, we've had a net negative loss of jobs in the United States of America. And the jobs that are being created pay $9,000 less on average than the jobs that we're losing overseas.

In the last few days, you've heard people in positions of leadership on the other side saying America has turned the corner. Well, it must have been a U-turn.

Ladies and gentlemen, all I can say is President Bush and I have airtight alibis.

I would have told those kids very politely and nicely that the president of the United States had something that he needed to attend to. And I would have attended to it.

Kerry takes on Bush over his 9/11 reaction. Why he did just sit there? Tough talk in what is becoming an even tougher campaign.

I pledge to you, Missouri, I can fight a more effective, smarter, and better war on terror.

We have a better plan. We're going to get everybody covered.