George W. Bush: “Today, the world is rid of Saddam Hussein, and a tyrant has been held to account for his crimes by his own people.”

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.

Today, we remember your loss, we share your sorrow and we honor the men and women that you have loved so long and so well.

That is the America I know.