"The only people who stand a chance of getting excited about the Obama/Biden ticket are the Republicans, because they now see a clear pathway to victory. They see that voters will surely choose a real Republican ticket over a counterfeit Republican ticket. All they have to do is be themselves and the obvious will be manifest on election day."

"Simply put: all these agreements are empty words, and only one thing is practical and immediate: the settlements will be ceaselessly expanded."

"Our commitment to a democratic system must be unrelenting. The sanctity of the Constitution and of the system is paramount..."

"Almost all the Olympic committees are headed by senior political officials. While this might be helpful in order to get political clout for the needs of future Olympians, the danger this poses is that partisanship might easily slip in and influence decisions that should be made strictly on professional basis."

"In its agreements with both Palestine and Syria, Israel will give up territories it annexed unilaterally. If a referendum law is passed in Israel before these agreements are signed, it will be necessary to present them for popular approval. If there is no such legislation, an absolute Knesset majority will be required for ratification."

"The inconvenient truth is that much of the violence in Afghanistan has its origins in Pakistan, which has become a sanctuary for both al Qaeda and the remnants of the Taliban. More troops in Afghanistan will not solve the problem."

"Setting Islamophobic propaganda aside, societies and governments must work together to solve the negatives issues all women face in today’s world."

"This crisis should be a wake-up call that admitting Georgia, Ukraine, or other non-strategic nations in the Russian sphere of influence into NATO could needlessly make Russia even more hostile and start a new, dangerous, and unnecessary Cold War."