I'm floored that the House leadership would turn its back on job creation for Mississippians.

The President's speech suggested to me that were we to follow his leadership we will be in Iraq not for months but for years. I also hope I am wrong on this.

I believe that it is irresponsible it is basically part of the crisis of leadership in D.C. to not look at Social Security and understand that there has got to be a solution posed. We've got to take a look at it and make sure that we create a solution so our seniors aren't left out in the cold.

What happened with Hurricane Katrina was the American electorate was forced to look at what lay behind the veneer of chest-beating. We all saw the consequences of having terrible government leadership.

I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.

To be elected president you have to do more than tear down your opponents. You have to give the American people a reason to vote for you - a reason to hope - a reason to believe that under your leadership America will be better.

Instead of begging OPEC to drop its oil prices let's use American leadership and ingenuity to solve our own energy problems.

In the military I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough important assignments.

Life isn't easy and leadership is harder still.

It's not as if our party has a leadership campaign underway.