I have a lot of respect for Al Gore — that is why I kept my promise not to run if he did,

In fact, the cost of the private Medicare substitute plans, in the last few years, have gone up twice as much as Medicare itself has. In fact, this is a case where the government is...

There’s no reason why our plane would have tried to ram into a jet. They were tracking us. They were being aggressive,

I believe the president wants this bill, and I know he’s taken some steps to bring it about, … The reality is that with a majority of the members of the House ready to vote...

We definitely have a majority in the Senate for McCain-Feingold, … Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer.

We can respect the rights of hunters and legitimate gun owners while also acknowledging that bullets and Bibles don’t mix,

We need to be better prepared,

If you look beyond the rhetoric and the media attempts to find differences, both of them obviously want to find a way to win the war on terrorism and both of them want to succeed...

Dear Lord, maker of all miracles, I thank you for bringing me to this extraordinary moment in my life. And Al Gore, I thank you for making this miracle possible for me and breaking this...

Two weeks ago, our opponent claimed that America has a hollow military,

The vote for president is essentially ending in a tie, … That puts a special burden not just on Gov. Bush, but on all of us in Congress to work on a bipartisan basis and...

We believe that the ESRB [Entertainment Software Ratings Board] ratings system is broken and needs to be fixed.

Gov. Bush didn’t give the public any reason to change horses here, … We’re the party that’s brought America its prosperity and surpluses and low unemployment. We’re the ones who can keep it going.

The final one-third should be dedicated to tax reduction — some to reward working families and the rest to business tax cuts that stimulate economic growth and new jobs, … We should look to business...

The question is, whether through tricks and pressure, that they’re going to try to filibuster this to a defeat, … I hope not. There’s too much on the line for our democracy.

It sounds … great. I’m real encouraged. If people want to enforce a rating system, they should do it.

I think what we’ve learned is that when growth occurs, it occurs in the private sector,

I think Al Gore’s going to be himself, … And I think the important thing … is that he will clarify the choice that the American people have in what seems to be the closest...

We apologized to them when we accidentally hit their embassy in Belgrade. There is nothing to apologize to them here for now.

Although I am opposed to gay marriage, I have also long believed that states have the right to adopt for themselves laws that allow same-sex unions.

about the heart and soul of the Democratic Party.

Our responsibility is to determine whether the nominee is fit for the position … and whether the nominee, in our judgment, will serve in the national interest, … Dr. Condoleezza Rice meets that standard at...

We ran aground on the question of Jim Sensenbrenner wanting to prevent states from issuing driver’s licenses to illegal aliens, … There was just about unanimous rejection of that. When the president called Jim Sensenbrenner,...

Howard Dean has climbed into his own spider hole if he believes the capture of Saddam has not made America safer.

This is sick stuff,

With all due respect, I think that’s like saying that the veterinarian and the taxidermist are in the same business because either way you get your dog back.

approach each case with an open mind, committed to applying the Constitution and the rule of law to reach the most just result possible in the particular case.

There’s clearly a Democratic dilemma, … But while other Democrats are debating how to change the Bush tax cut, we’re changing the debate entirely. Instead of just talking about what Bush has done, we are...

I’ve said from the beginning that my goal here is to do better than expected, and I’m moving on from here, South and West,

It’s true from time to time we will be critics, but I promise you this: We will never, never put government in the position of telling you through laws what to make, … We will...

Most of the American people want only a little help every now and then as they work so hard to make their lives better, … and that is exactly what we together should do for...

James Sensenbrenner was trying to stop illegal immigrants from getting driver’s licenses. None of these were illegal immigrants.

It is in our nation’s interest that the winner in Florida is truly the person who got the most votes.

He joked that we’d probably have plenty of opportunities because with a 50-50 tie in the Senate, he expected to spend a lot of time in the chair,

If you ever wondered whether Michigan is central to what happens in this election, I’ve been here three times in the last week and twice in the last 10 hours,

If we’re for middle-class tax increases, if we send a message of weakness and ambivalence on defense, if we go back to big government spending, if we’re against trade [and] for protectionism — which never...

We’re not going to be able to meet the challenges that America faces today.

the lion’s share of new games coming on the market contain little if any violence.

A short-term economic stimulus to help lift us out of this economic slowdown has to be followed by business tax credits and smart investments to sustain longer-term growth,

I will oppose any attempts by the right wing to change the Constitution in response to today’s ruling, which would be unnecessary and divisive,

I can tell you that he did turn away from some (legal) recommendations because he just thought they would be too divisive and they might take too long.

This presidential campaign is over and I congratulate Governor Bush and Secretary Cheney and wish them well.

a strong, strong supporter of the state of Israel.

all aimed at having a decision here which will legitimately produce electors from Florida.

This is basic American stuff,

to fight for what’s right, win this nomination, and defeat George W. Bush next year.

In fact, we think that the ballots — both the absentee ballots and the ones that are being hand counted in the three counties in South Florida now — deserve the benefit of the doubt,...

We preserve and protect our system of justice best when we accept its judgments that we disagree with most,

If you ask me whether the best use of $1 trillion of American taxpayer money in the coming years is to land a mission on Mars or the moon, I’d say no,

We can laugh at some of this stuff, but that is downright offensive. That is not the America I love and those are not the type of judges I will nominate, I promise that. …...