"I was campaigning in Iowa and this revelation hit me: the only jobs George Bush has created in this country in the last two and one-half years is the nine of us running for president of the United States. And it just sort of washed over me. Wow. We are a very distinct club.

I was down in Florida the other day and this person came up to me and asked me what's it like to be running for the most powerful office in the land and I looked up deadpan and said 'I don't have a clue because I am not running for secretary of state in Florida.'"