'As governor, I came to believe that the death penalty would be a just punishment for certain, especially heinous crimes, such as the murder of a child or the murder of a police officer. The events of September 11 convinced me that terrorists also deserve the ultimate punishment.' --June 2003 [8]

'I've resisted pronouncing a sentence before guilt is found. I still have this old-fashioned notion that even with people like Osama, who is very likely to be …

Regarding Iraq: 'I hope the President is incredibly successful with his policy now that we're there.'

'I don't mind being called a liberal. I just don't really think it's true.' [6]