Claire McCaskill: “The Military Retirement Reform Act of 1986 reduced retirement benefits for those entering Active Duty after enactment.”

This is never a referendum. Presidential elections, by the time they run around, is always, 'well, who do you like slightly better than the two you don't like?' So it is a binary choice.

There is an over-classification problem, and I was surprised Secretary Gates didn't mention it.

He has shown tremendous strength in terms of unifying NATO.

I have won when the polls said I couldn't and I have lost when the polls said I would win, so I am not a big believer in all of the horse race stuff.