A Man I Admire And Respect -

The Fact That We Did Not Give The Demonstrators In Iran Our Moral Support When A Young Woman Named Neda Bled To Death In The Streets Of Iran Will Go Down As One Of The Great Mistakes Of The 21st Century.

There Is No Moral Equivalent Between That Butcher And Thug And Kgb Colonel Vladimir Putin And The United States Of America, The Country That Ronald Reagan Used To Call A Shining City On A Hill.

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.

I'm Not Running For President Because I Think I'm Blessed With Such Personal Greatness That History Has Anointed Me To Save Our Country In Its Hour Of Need. My Country Saved Me. My Country Saved Me, And I Cannot Forget It. And I Will Fight For Her For As Long As I Draw Breath, So Help Me God.

Many Good People Mistake Their Reputation For Their Character. It Is A Mistake I Have Made Many, Many Times.