I - Obviously, I'm Not A Big

I Had A Reputation Of Being Somewhat Moderate, Partly, I Think, Because I Wasn't A 'bomb Thrower' Like Some Of My Conservative Colleagues, And Partly Because I Got Along With People All Across The Political Spectrum.

That Intelligence Capability Is Enormously Important To The United States, To Our Conduct Of Foreign Policy, To Defense Matters, To Economic Matters. And I Am A Strong Supporter Of It.

I'm Often Asked Why I Left Politics And Went To Halliburton And I Explain That I Reached The Point Where I Was Mean-spirited, Short-tempered And Intolerant Of Those Who Disagreed With Me And They Said 'hell, You'd Make A Great Ceo', So I Went To Texas And Joined The Private Sector.

You Cannot Be Driven By The Polls. The Polls Change All The Time; They're Easily Manipulated By Whoever Wants To Ask Those Poll Questions; They Go Up; They Go Down.

I Want To Avoid Personal Attacks, ... I Promise Not To Make Fun Of Your Singing.