I have got a lot of places to go and a lot of people to talk to and a long process of figuring out whether it makes sense to run for President in 2008. I don't know the answer to that yet. |
I know it's hard to say this, but you've got to keep saying it, that is to relax and deal with it, |
I know that this is a very painful and difficult process, ... We just have to begin this process, and we thought the best way to do it is to just leave it up to the families. |
I think I'll return to politics. I have some political visions. I don't know what they are yet, they're a little foggy. |
I think the Vietnam memorial captured in a brilliant way what needed to be captured about Vietnam, and to this day has stood the test of time, ... It has in a way captured the difficulty of Vietnam, the historical significance of it, the ordeal of it, and the individual sacrifice involved. |
I think they want real candidates who really tell people what they think, and are actually willing to lose rather than distort their position, |
I understand. I agree with his decision that he had to drop out, |
I want to say that I was very humbled and very moved by the selection by Time magazine, |
I'll tell you his record -- attempted robbery, robbery, assault, disorderly conduct, sale of drugs, and punching someone during a transaction involving the sale of drugs, |
I'm a human being; I have my limitations, ... I tried very hard to do this job 100 percent. I devoted myself to it. |
I've also been mayor in a city that's five to one Democrats over Republicans. And I think I've been able to accomplish as much as any other mayor in the city, some people believe a lot more, |
If people had stayed in their apartments, we might have come away without serious injuries, |
If you know that your husband or father or relative was working there, and you've come to terms with the idea that they're dead and they're not going to be recovered, then you can make the choice -- and it's your choice -- to apply for the death certificate, |
In choosing a president, we really don't choose a Republican or Democrat, a conservative or liberal. We choose a leader, ... And in times of danger, as we are now in, Americans should put leadership at the core of their decision. George W. Bush sees world terrorism for the evil that it is, and he will remain consistent to the purpose of defeating it while working to make us ever safer at home. |
It is going to be a great celebration. Everybody, obviously, is going to enjoy it, |