If that fails, the neo-cons in America and the conservatives in Iran will say, 'We've done it, it hasn't worked, let's continue with the battle of wills,' which can end disastrously for both sides.

The budget showed that there is division [among conservatives] and it is not plain sailing for him. It is too early to judge whether he has been able to deliver on his promises or not.

Whether both sides have genuinely reached a stage that they think they need to talk to each other, I don't know.

This will be a defining moment -- President Bush has to pick between what mainstream America wants and what the radical right demands. He can make good on his promises to unite the country by reaching out across party lines to find a consensus nominee who'll respect privacy rights, value women's freedom and defend constitutional traditions.

It's really up to the committee to choose who they believe will be the best three skaters in America. I feel that I am one of the three best skaters in America.

Yesterday the greatest question was decided which ever was debated in America; and a greater perhaps never was, nor will be, decided among men. A resolution was passed without one dissenting colony, ''that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States.''