On Issues Relating To Taxes, You Don't

On Issues Relating To Taxes, You Don't Always Speak With One Voice.

Literally Minutes Before The Senate Cast Its Vote, The Administration Sought To Add The Words 'in The United States And' After 'appropriate Force' In The Agreed-upon Text. This Last-minute Change Would Have Given The President Broad Authority To Exercise Expansive Powers Not Just Overseas-where We All Understood He Wanted Authority To Act-but Right Here In The United States, Potentially Against American Citizens. I Could See No Justification For Congress To Accede To This Extraordinary Request For Additional Authority. I Refused.

People Were Concerned About National Security, And That Precluded Us From Having The Opportunity To Break Through On The Issues That We Cared Most About - The Economy, Education And Health Care.

America Has Lost An Icon. Ronald Reagan's Leadership Will Inspire Americans For Generations To Come. His Patriotism And Devotion To Our Country Will Never Be Forgotten.

President Bush Failed "miserably" At Diplomacy, Forcing The United States Into War.