We have an opportunity here, and we have a responsibility, to ensure that this election lifts up our democracy and respects every voter and every vote, no matter what the outcome. And that is precisely what Vice President Gore and I will seek to do in the days ahead. |
We must do what is necessary do help the victims of this terrible tragedy, but we should make sure it is done in a way that does not add onto the already mounting debt, ... The best way to do this is a combination of cutting spending for less critical programs and canceling the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, who are in the best financial position to help their fellow Americans in this time of crisis. |
We must ensure that the national nightmare that was Katrina never happens again. |
We need it right here on Earth to give health care that's affordable to everybody, to improve our education system, and do better on veterans' benefits and homeland security. |
We need the military, because of its extraordinary capabilities, to be ready to play a much more active role. |
We need to be better prepared, |
We need to be better prepared, ... Late Edition. |
We preserve and protect our system of justice best when we accept its judgments that we disagree with most, |
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, it was my impression that he was going to ask him to hold that until next year. But Jim Sensenbrenner came back with [more] proposals. |
We'll know it when we see it. |
We're going to do best in Delaware, South Carolina, Arizona and Oklahoma. That's... where we've invested most research. |
We're going to do this on a nonpartisan basis, just as the [9/11] commission itself acted on a nonpartisan basis, ... The matter of national security, protecting the American people from terrorist attack, obviously transcends any partisan considerations. |
We're going to let the voters speak, ... There's no question John Kerry has gotten a bounce from his victories in Iowa and New Hampshire. But Iowa and New Hampshire -- great states, great people -- are not the country. |
We're going to look back at Katrina as a turning point. We need the military, because of its extraordinary capabilities, to be ready to play a much more active role. I don't think it's going to be that difficult from a congressional point of view. |
We're not going to be able to meet the challenges that America faces today. |