Times change, and right now what people need is, they need to be able to send their kids to college, they need to able to buy a house.

I am a mother, so I'm used to balancing things.

My dad was a sports writer when I was younger and then he became just a general columnist. But I grew up with him literally getting into brawls with football coaches.

I believe that women make some of the best leaders.

I think this is an exciting time where we can actually get a compromise between Democrats and Republicans, and we have to for this country. Now, I think we need not only to balance the budget in the future but we also need balance in the budget.

I think you're going to see a number of Democrats that do want to see us grapple with spending.

Women tend to be problem solvers. We work together.