Nowadays, many Americans have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At cemeteries across the country, the graves of the fallen are sadly ignored, and worse, neglected.

When I retired out of the military, I registered myself as a Republican because my views and perspectives were more in line with that party.

I don't look to a man to get pride in myself. It's not about having a black president, it's about having a good president, and I think that's the most important thing.

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

One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health care, our health care, our education systems, our national security, and also our local criminality.

Well, I think we need to have attrition by enforcement. We need to secure our borders. We need to enforce our laws.

We are in a new Civil War, and just like the last, it is a struggle for the sanctity of the Union - and it's hardly civil.