The United States is the most innovative country in the world. But our leadership could slip away if we fail to properly fund primary, secondary and higher education.

After 9/11, the President of the United States was a challenged leader. He faced difficult times. We lost 3,000 people. Some decisions had to be made. He decided that business as usual would not continue and the United States was going to have to take a leadership role against terrorism.

For the benefit of the United States, for our country, I believe Mr. Rumsfeld has to resign.

We had a president of the United States who had been out of the country but once before he was elected. There's been a lot since.

In country after country, around the world, you'll see the United States is supporting democracy in the fight against terrorism.

The fact is that Congressman Blunt has a senior leadership position in the Congress of the United States, and that can only be good for Missouri.