Well, I was a very strong opponent of the war, in fact, one of those who went door to door to my colleagues and thus achieved 60 percent of the Democrats voting no against this war.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I had very good support from Democrats and Republicans all throughout my administration. I had a very high batting average. We added more jobs per year in my four years than any other president since the Second World War.
I was a very, very good congressman.
I may have been the only candidate in America who failed to ride the wave of anti-establishment anger to victory.
I was the first candidate to come out against this war, spoke at every anti-war march.
I was very much in favor of the Iraq invasion.
But I'm not a member of the Democratic Party. If you know anything about me, anybody who's followed me, I'm the anti-Democrat. I have railed against the Democrats for a long time.
I was ranked the second most conservative member in the House.
I have given to Democrats in the past. I've always believed in supporting the best candidate at the time.
The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security.
I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war.