“I voted for the Defense of Marriage Act but I do not believe we should institutionalize a form of discrimination against any minority by amending the Constitution.”
“I can't ever remember when a race started so early and got down in a gutter so damn quick as this one, ... I think it's because there's sort of a race to the right.”
“Today, it appears there may be as many as 100 lawyers and legal assistants working at your expense to defend the president against a mountain of charges and allegations about his personal behavior,”
“The president, just as any other American, deserves a legal defense against personal lawsuits not related to his office, ... But the costs of that defense should be borne by him and not the taxpayer.”
“It rather bothers me that we're reduced to sort of a hat-in-hand, beggar's position in trying to talk them into lower prices or increased production so we can stay alive.”
“It shows the moderate voices within the Republican Party are dominating, and that they want experience and what I've tried to stand for: smaller government and fewer taxes,”
“And it sends an important message to me, because I am sick to death to hear my opponent saying Republicans don't trust me. They do trust me, in landslide proportions, and they're proving it tonight. We're going to bury that for good.”