There's one big difference between me and the others -- I won't take every last dime of the surplus and spend it on tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy. I'll use the bulk of the surplus to secure Social Security far into the future to keep our promise to the greatest generation.

It's now up to $700 billion. We ought to cancel it, go back to square one.

But there is a big difference in working for the West and working for a totalitarian state.

The president came into the negotiations and wanted to spend as much as possible of the surplus. But I can tell you, Mr. and Mrs. America, for the most part, your surplus is still intact.

There's one fundamental problem with it (the strategy), and that is whether the Iraqis are capable of carrying out their own military responsibilities, ... General Casey, you're taking a very big gamble here. I hope you're correct. I don't see the indicators yet that we are ready to plan or begin troop withdrawals given the overall security situation, and that isn't just my opinion alone.

The list goes on and on of Saudi failures, and their central role that they have played in one way or another in this rise of Islamic fundamentalism all over the world, ... This Week.