I think that there is a changing wind. There are black conservatives out there, and their voices need to be heard.

When you talk about raising that debt limit, the only way that I would ever support raising the debt limit if we also talk about budgetary controls on the federal government, capping its spending, how do we deal with the Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid problems, because they cannot continue to run on auto-pilot.

I'm a conservative because I believe in peace - real peace, not just the peace of mind. I'm a conservative because we understand that real peace comes from the Marine Corps, not the Peace Corps.

There's nothing on this green earth that a liberal progressive fears more than a black American who wants a better life and a smaller government.

This liberal progressive agenda... is the antithesis of who we are as a constitutional republic.

Compassion comes from a choice and not the liberal definition of a choice - the choice to say I can do with a little less so my brother can have a little more.

Of course we have compassion. We just don't believe the safety net should be used as a hammock.