John Kerry

And we're in a more difficult place because of the stubbornness of this administration to acknowledge what a lot of people know, which is we could make this less risky for our troops and we could make this less costly to Americans.

I don't subscribe to the same course that George Bush is pursing but we are where we are sir and it would be unwise beyond belief for the United States of America to leave a failed Iraq in its wake.

Listen, if I were the president of the United States, I can tell you right now I would be personally, deeply involved with the leaders of those countries.

This president owes Americans a specific explanation of exactly how we are going to achieve that.

I would go to the United Nations directly and challenge the world to become involved in something that the world actually has a legitimate interest in, the outcome of what happens in Iraq.

People are beginning to understand that the American economy is not working for them. They're working for the economy.

Kerry's campaign has released what it calls a middle class misery index, which spotlights factors, such as job losses and the rising cost of gasoline and health care.

Under my plan, 99 percent of American businesses and 98 percent of Americans will get a tax cut and I believe that will advance the economy of our country.

The president needs to step up and acknowledge that there are difficulties and that the world needs to be involved.

The fact is that the deficits, which go out as far as the eye can see, the lack of any one single manufacturing job in those jobs and the huge numbers of jobs that are leaving for overseas tells the real story of the economy of our country.

Simply put, this president didn't tell the truth about the war from the beginning and our country is paying the price.

Those aren't Exxon prices. Those are Halliburton prices ladies and gentlemen.

The scriptures say what does it profit my brethren? If someone says he has faith but does not have works. When we look at what's happening in America today, where are the works of compassion?

Kerry on the stump in California where he's hoping to raise $20 million in 20 days.

If he's not believable and they have reason to show it, they should go ahead and prosecute him for perjury.

America cannot afford four more years of a president who is the first president to lose jobs since Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression.

His solution to everything is another big tax cut for the wealthiest people in the country at the expense of other choices here in our nation.

Some may be surprised to hear a Democrat calling for lower corporate tax rates. The fact is I don't care about the old debates. I care about getting the job done and creating jobs here in the United States of America.

You have the power. The truth is that you do and this is where change does begin.

Fresh from vacation, a recharged Kerry returns to Washington. What's next in his bid to cast Bush from the White House?

If George Bush thinks his deceptive rationale for going to war is a laughing matter, then he's even more out of touch than we thought.

But if you look at their pedigrees and their pocketbooks, the differences kind of disappear.

Simply put, this president didn't tell the truth about the war from the beginning and our country is paying the price.

We're still bogged down in Iraq. And the administration stubbornly holds to failed unilateral policies that drive potential, significant important long-standing allies away from us.

We must send a strong message that these cowardly acts will only strengthen our resolve not only to the enemies of peace in Iraq, but to our coalition allies, like the Spanish, who may be questioning whether the price is too high.