"I admire and respect you as much as anyone I have ever known in the Armed Services; and I am going to support your nomination."
"I think we have made the commitment with the funding over a period of 5 years to be able to take that next step and I will look forward to working with you on that."
"I think that it shows that he is bold and independent. I think they're going to challenge the Obama campaign's change mantra and I think that must have been the deciding factor."
"It is the president saying, I am looking for answers. I am looking for everyone who is willing to step up to the plate and give me ideas."
"You need to think about whether we're going to fight for freedom and keep freedom for our future generations."
"The Democrats have drawn a line in the sand and said they are ready to set a time deadline for which we will leave Iraq."
"I can't think of a worse message to the enemy than, here is when we're going to lose our commitment."
"I think all of us are going to have to be prepared for what might happen."
"I think everything is very well coordinated. I think the state's doing a great job."
"I definitely think we are. I just talked to the FEMA administrator and he has told me all the things that are pre-portioned there."
"But I want the same deference given to John Roberts that I gave to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She wouldn't meet my litmus test of issues, but she is an academically qualified person of integrity with judici..."