If I were president today, if I'd been president last week, I would have immediately said to the commission, Yes, we're going to implement those recommendations...

Stop and think about what's happening in America. As John said a moment ago, if you're a conservative, there is nothing conservative about piling debt on the shoulders of our children and driving the deficits up as far as the eye can see.

My wife speaks her mind appropriately.

The race to the finish line begins.

We're off, as John said, to an America that is stronger at home, and is again respected in the world.

And in our administration, John and I pledge to you, we will never go to war because we want to. The United States of America should only go to war because it has to.

I love this country and I think it's going in the wrong direction.

Don't tell us the strongest democracy on earth that a million disenfranchised African-Americans and the most tainted election in American history is the best that we can do.

The Kerry camp OKs the presidential debate schedule.

The schedule calls for presidential debates in Miami, Saint, Louis, and Tempe, Arizona, and the vice presidential debate in Cleveland.

The president may be too busy to speak to you now, but I've got news for you. He's going to have plenty of time after November 2.