I'm A Proud Reagan Conservative.

Despite Occasional Policy Differences Between Us, I Have Long Respected Jim Jeffords' Integrity, And His Conscientious Service To His Constituents And To The Nation.

An Act Of Heroism, Of Extraordinary Courage, The Grandeur Of It, Won't Easily Inspire Us To Act In Imitation, But It Can Inspire Us To Emulate Its Author. For That, We Should Learn What We Can Of The Whole Experience Of The Subject, The Hero's Life, As It Was Before And After, And Believe That Trying To Emulate The Character It Reveals Is One Tried Way To Prepare For The Tests That Might Await Us And Gain Hope That Our Courage Will Not Be Wanting In The Moment.

I Have Said Many Times In The Past I Don't Choose To Be Vice President, Either Republican, Democrat, Libertarian Or Vegetarian.

You Cannot Tell The Enemy You're Going To Leave And Expect The Enemy To Not - And Expect To Succeed. I Mean, That's Just A Fundamental Of Warfare.

I'm Going To Be Honest: I Know A Lot Less About Economics Than I Do About Military And Foreign Policy Issues. I Still Need To Be Educated.