George W. Bush: “We are making progress training the Iraqis.”

The actions taken by my Administration in response to the financial crisis have laid the groundwork for a return to economic growth and job creation.

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.

If any voters came hoping for a kind word and a hug, they’d have to settle for the kind word.

Violence and vitriol must be purged from the public square. Members of other political parties are not our enemies; they are our fellow citizens.