The security of our nation depends on the men and women who are willing to sacrifice their safety, and possibly their lives, to protect the freedoms the rest of us enjoy.

I think the media has done and continues to do a remarkable job of telling us what we cannot see.

The [storm] line is still packing a good punch.

The lines are more clearly drawn, and there's very little room to maneuver.

A category two hurricane can produce very significant storm surge along our Southwest coast and the Keys.

I'm not anxious to speculate what might trigger an extraordinary circumstance. If there is one, I'll know it when I see it. It's just very difficult to try to do that without a particular nominee in place.