It just can’t be justified from a cost-benefit point of view.

This is a mistake,

To say that the vote fraud conspiracy theorists are tilting at windmills is an understatement. They’re using a legitimate public process to pursue an agenda that is, at best, grasping at straws and, at worse,...

He kept the members of the court together, despite their many differences.

I don’t understand why people in this country are so bent on doing the ‘perfect,’ when you have something that is good and makes sense from a cost-benefit point of view.

they believe this action is going to solidify his support so that it will be 10 times harder to get him out.

I do not want our children and grandchildren to live in a world where everyday they fear some regional strongman with weapons of mass destruction. We need to send a message to these future would-be...

John Kerry is to be congratulated for understanding something that his party’s most extreme elements have yet to comprehend – Ohioans know how to count.

Whether they are computer technology consultants, network engineers or intelligent analysts, contractors play a vital role in securing our nation. Therefore, it’s imperative that we improve this process because, in today’s job market, it’s unrealistic...

I don’t give a damn about the stock market. But I do care about jobs.

The economy is showing encouraging signs of recovery.

As a Republican from Cleveland who has been elected to federal, state, county and municipal offices, I am living proof that Ohioans know how to count ballots and, more importantly, that we count fairly.

The fact of the matter is we have the war in Iraq, we have Katrina, we have the (Medicare) prescription drug benefits

In this era of global competition, the states can’t afford to have doubts about the validity of tax incentives, one of their key economic development tools. I can assure you that China and India aren’t...

Liberating Iraq from a legacy of violence and putting it on the path to peace and prosperity will take time.

It’s been interpreted as one of (Bush) coming to Ohio to try and pressure me to support 550 (billion-dollar tax cut) when he knows that I’m locked in at 350 (billion dollars), … I think...

Governments and businesses shouldn’t have to litigate cases all the way to the Supreme Court in order to find out whether or not a tax incentive is constitutional,

would once and for all clarify the constitutionality of state tax incentives.

We are in a struggle to secure a future free from fear for our country and the world.

They should be measured on it and if they don’t meet the standard, they get docked for it.

Is John Bolton the best possible person to serve as the lead diplomat to the United Nations? Will he be able to pursue the needed reforms at the U.N. despite his damaged credibility?

[It is time to] really level with the American people, … There’s a lot of confusion out in the country today and we need to repeat over and over again why we’re there, what we’re...

One of the requirements I have used during my political career to decide whether we should do something is the issue of fairness.

We had all of the kids over, there are seven of them now, on Sunday to celebrate Molly’s life and to come here again and celebrate her life with other children to know you’re doing...

I believe we can do better and we owe it to the United States of America, the U.S. State Department, our soldiers overseas, our children and our grandchildren to do better than Mr. Bolton.

We have to really level with the American people, … This is not going to be over in two years … we’re not going to just be able to walk out of Iraq and this...

We need to stay in Iraq until the job is done. The President understands this and I’m glad that he is getting more countries to participate. We must change the chant of millions of young...

The issue is alive. We are concerned about it. I think the more we work together on it, the more likely it will be that we will do something about reducing greenhouse gases.

fiscally irresponsible … with the debt we’re carrying and the uncertainty — we really don’t know yet how much more the Iraq war costs.

This is costing us money, and the money to pay for this war is coming out of our Social Security surplus, so this is a big deal. This is not just a little sidelight that...

We have to level with the American people.

I am very disappointed that the commission failed to take into account the amount of information that we provided them and the quality, experience and expertise of the Air National Guard personnel who have served...

The numbers that you give me are very impressive.

one’s interpersonal skills and their relationship with their fellow man is a very important ingredient in anyone that works for me. I call it the kitchen test. Do we feel comfortable about the kitchen test?

The time has come, Mr. President, where NATO needs to get off its high horse, restrain its ego and instead of trying to save face over a major foreign policy blunder, start thinking about saving...

Various groups, particularly on the Republican side, didn’t give her the opportunity to share why she’s qualified.

No one really is excited about him,

‘And the question is whether or not you’re going to be able to go in there and work with other people to get things going, particularly since we have a little problem over there from...

And I brought him in,

I want to make it clear publicly that I expect more candor from this Administration during the next four years, particularly with members on the Foreign Relations Committee so that we can maintain a bipartisan...

It is time to recognize a simple fact of life, … Contrary to what some of my colleagues seem to believe, tax cuts do not pay for themselves.

My conscience got me,

And the question is whether or not you’re going to be able to go in there and work with other people to get things going, particularly since we have a little problem over there from...

I voted against it because the hypothetical surplus based on rosy 10-year projections in my opinion is a mirage, … Late Edition

Based on our experience in Ohio politics, we believe that the president’s lead in Ohio is clear and that it cannot be surmounted. Sen. Kerry should concede defeat and spare the country the turmoil of...