14 2 common interest 11 2 tax revenues 13 2 brazen fashion 8 2 arms race 15 2 general petraeus 14 2 military wisely 16 2 rural communities 13 2 important time 18 2 next administration 12 2 strong abroad 11 2 senate floor 10 2 john mccain 11 2 language yet 11 2 meantime bin 12 2 stalwart ally 10 2 open market 15 2 families percent 21 2 terrorist organization 11 2 way children 13 2 biggest threat 13 2 biggest threat 25 2 nonproliferation agreement 13 2 climate change 19 2 eventually taxpayers 11 2 bad decision 13 2 iran influence 13 2 many loopholes 6 2 jim jim 11 2 second point 25 2 international peacekeepers 14 2 billion dollars 13 2 sharp response 14 2 powerful person 24 2 20th-century dictatorship 14 2 direct contacts 15 2 many regulations 13 2 right strategy 13 2 right strategy 11 2 problem john 14 2 greatest threat 11 2 root problem 10 2 whole bunch 10 2 whole bunch 10 2 whole bunch 9 2 always bad 18 2 bush administration 18 2 bush administration 10 2 open- ended 8 2 point jim 8 2 point jim 12 2 central front 12 2 central front 13 2 senior centers 16 2 underlying issues 9 2 john sorry 14 2 families better 11 2 tax increase 14 2 basic functions 12 2 brilliant job 12 2 brilliant job 9 2 extra debt 11 2 one question 13 2 tough decision 21 2 significant investment 11 2 rogue states 16 2 mortgage payments 16 2 american families 11 2 space launch 13 2 next president 13 2 next president 13 2 next president 13 2 next president 13 2 next president 10 2 south korea 11 2 crushed many 13 2 nuclear weapon 13 2 nuclear weapon 10 2 u.s soldier 13 2 original point 9 2 every dime 15 2 nuclear warheads 12 2 roads bridges 10 2 first place 10 2 first place 19 2 russian peacekeepers 12 2 meeting folks 12 2 closing point 12 2 oil companies 12 2 oil companies 12 2 oil companies 12 2 oil companies 13 2 easy situation 15 2 president karzai 10 2 safe havens 10 2 safe havens 14 2 medicare system 9 2 home state 11 2 billion back 12 2 nuclear waste 8 2 well look 11 2 tax policies 11 2 tax policies 18 2 billion potentially 19 2 cross-border attacks 10 2 wall street 10 2 wall street 14 2 extensive trade 15 2 republican guard 17 2 ordinary americans 14 2 fact government 14 2 billion surplus 14 2 billion surplus 9 2 fair shake 14 2 economy slowing 16 2 million americans 19 2 military superiority 17 2 currently spending 12 2 special envoy 9 2 first time 18 2 disability payments 13 2 funding troops 16 2 ordinary american 14 2 nuclear missile 12 2 general point 12 2 final verdict 10 2 main street 10 2 main street 7 2 long way 12 2 every problem 19 2 oftentimes lobbyists 17 2 drilling off-shore 17 2 drilling off-shore 10 2 foreign oil 13 2 president bush 13 2 president bush 13 2 president bush 13 2 money unwisely 18 2 energy independence 18 2 energy independence 12 2 torture issue 15 2 mass destruction 12 2 ohio michigan 11 2 rogue regime 9 2 u.s troops 9 2 u.s troops 11 2 nuclear iran 16 2 spending projects 13 2 basic coverage 16 2 strategic mistake 11 2 another four 15 2 nuclear capacity 20 2 fledgling democracies 7 2 now john 13 2 great distress 9 2 tom coburn 22 2 international community 11 2 shaky ground 14 2 power influence 11 2 america safe 11 2 america safe 11 2 america safe 17 2 different judgment 11 2 bombing iran 15 2 airport security 15 2 private insurers 15 2 private insurers 15 2 sense whatsoever 8 2 right now 8 2 right now 10 2 lower taxes 16 2 dictator dictator 15 2 federal spending 13 2 global economy 14 2 ordinary people 12 2 next conflict 14 2 missile defense 14 2 missile defense 14 2 economic growth 16 2 fortune companies 18 2 fuel-efficient cars 10 2 single lens 8 2 two years 20 2 individual components 19 2 six-point cease-fire 9 2 one energy 17 2 retirement savings 17 2 short-term problem 13 2 another mother 14 2 spending freeze 10 2 war started 22 2 quarter-million dollars 11 2 john railing 17 2 population centers 16 2 potential targets 14 2 peace stability 13 2 market returns 13 2 business taxes 11 2 single thing 15 2 major difference 14 2 energy strategy 19 2 pakistani population 13 2 chemical sites 15 2 great depression 15 2 great depression 14 2 another billion 12 2 reduced taxes 9 2 root cause 13 2 first question 14 2 less regulation 15 2 greatest country 17 2 long-term security 15 2 cooperation root 16 2 enormous deficits 9 2 every year 12 2 veterans care 14 2 enormous burden 16 2 golden parachutes 16 2 enormous problems 13 2 admiral mullen 12 2 vile comments 15 2 instance efforts 14 2 energy policies 21 2 fundamentally disagree 13 2 medicare works 13 2 good judgments 12 2 south ossetia 17 2 helping homeowners 11 2 every dollar 9 2 world look 16 2 special interests 12 2 enormous step 9 2 two points 14 2 enormous strain 10 2 middle east 17 2 highest fatalities 10 2 one example 5 2 put al 21 2 fundamental difference 21 2 fundamental difference 13 2 lax regulation 17 2 suddenly president 13 2 iran venezuela 15 2 unified alliance 8 2 true john 8 2 true john 21 2 comprehensively though 18 2 domestic production 11 2 right nobody 10 2 loose nukes 13 2 emergency bill 13 2 prime minister 17 2 earlier importance 22 2 extraordinary sacrifice 13 2 good decisions 20 2 nuclear proliferation 20 2 nuclear proliferation 20 2 nuclear proliferation 20 2 without preconditions 7 2 two wars 7 2 tax code 16 2 afghan government 17 2 multi-year project 14 2 american people 14 2 american people 14 2 american people 10 2 north korea 10 2 north korea 10 2 north korea 10 2 north korea 10 2 north korea 10 2 north korea 11 2 entire world 14 2 classic example 9 2 time place 16 2 constructive work 19 2 20th-century mindset 16 2 correct something 9 2 tax credit 15 2 georgian economy 15 2 zero centrifuges 10 2 now billion 10 2 big project 7 2 one dime 20 2 president saakashvili 15 2 really important 12 2 enough troops 14 2 tough decisions 16 2 northwest regions 11 2 right person 8 2 means yes 20 2 legitimate difference 9 2 core issue 10 2 third thing 13 2 military force 11 2 worse better 14 2 defining moment 12 2 wages incomes 17 2 georgian territory 18 2 particular approach 12 2 exit strategy 14 2 economy decline 9 2 years time 8 2 past year 16 2 military families 16 2 military families 8 2 next year 12 2 united states 12 2 united states 12 2 united states 12 2 united states 12 2 united states 12 2 united states 12 2 united states 12 2 united states 12 2 united states 12 2 united states 12 2 united states 12 2 united states 12 2 united states 8 2 nato ally 10 2 john nobody 12 2 better recipe 15 2 service provided 16 2 russia intentions 9 2 next years 18 2 economic philosophy 16 2 biggest consumers 12 2 another place 17 2 strategic question 14 2 henry kissinger 14 2 henry kissinger 12 2 health credit 14 2 tough sanctions 17 2 additional billion 10 2 blank check 12 2 whole process 23 2 conservative republicans 8 2 good deal 20 3 worst financial crisis 20 3 tough direct diplomacy 21 3 senator mccain advisers 18 3 new electricity grid 17 3 well senator mccain 25 3 national security interests 17 3 oil company profits 15 3 ceo bank accounts 30 3 regulations consumer protections 17 3 accountable day day 16 3 health care system 16 3 health care system 16 3 health care system 31 3 21st-century regulatory framework 33 3 wealthiest corporations individuals 14 3 al qaeda taliban 19 3 senator mccain nobody 23 3 every intelligence agency 21 3 important rescue effort 16 3 problem short term 21 3 little financial crisis 15 3 combat troops put 20 3 membership action plan 16 3 little extra money 12 3 well john days 16 3 every young person 16 3 world oil supplies 19 3 medicare subsidy make 16 3 middle eastern oil 14 3 less tax revenue 18 3 long term priorities 25 3 pretty important priorities 21 3 entire russian approach 24 3 reigning economic ideology 17 3 previous four years 15 3 four times troops 16 3 now senator mccain 16 3 last several weeks 15 3 right fair enough 18 3 iraq critical issues 18 3 mississippi ole miss 19 3 subprime lending mess 15 3 four times number 20 3 trillion dollars worth 14 3 lowest tax rates 23 3 early childhood education 23 3 republican ranking member 21 3 hundred million dollars 17 3 troop funding issue 14 3 cold war posture 18 3 years senator mccain 11 3 now six years 25 3 resurgent aggressive russia 11 3 tax plan john 22 3 broader strategic vision 13 3 much jim thanks 15 3 iran mortal enemy 19 3 loose nuclear weapons 21 3 five recent secretaries 24 3 low-level diplomatic talks 16 3 last several years 16 3 last several years 16 3 last several years 19 3 middle class families 25 3 nuclear secrets potentially 22 3 failed economic policies 20 3 clear earmarks account 17 3 efficient cost less 16 3 additional tax cut 14 3 last seven years 16 3 latin america asia 28 3 afghanistan worsen deteriorate 14 3 time home values 14 3 last eight years 14 3 last eight years 14 3 last eight years 14 3 last eight years 9 3 tea one day 22 3 important senator mccain 15 3 giving tax breaks 13 3 even four years 17 3 growing poppy trade 24 3 history bipartisan history 17 3 billion every month 24 3 veterans affairs committee 28 3 post-traumatic stress disorder 14 3 last year budget 18 3 defense robert gates 25 4 senior ambassador bill burns 28 4 medicaid prescription drug bill 23 4 sergeant ryan david jopeck 24 4 history tax health benefits 25 4 major offensive taking place 26 4 senator mccain just mentioned 26 4 two three additional brigades 24 4 senator mccain great credit 30 4 21st-century superpower power act 16 4 just one last point 35 5 alternative energy solar wind biodiesel 32 5 nurse teacher police officer frankly 20 5 bin laden crush al qaeda 38 5 strategic national security perspective al 29 5 george bush wrong headed policies 26 5 winter coming home heating oil 33 5 vice presidential selection joe biden 35 6 al qaeda bin laden top-level lieutenants 38 6 corporate loopholes stop providing tax cuts 40 6 senate foreign relations committee dick lugar 54 8 solar wind biodiesel yes nuclear energy clean-coal technology