The public does not like you to mislead or represent yourself to be something you're not. And the other thing that the public really does like is the self-examination to say, you know, I'm not perfect. I'm just like you. They don't ask their public officials to be perfect. They just ask them to be smart, truthful, honest, and show a modicum of good sense.

They blame the low income women for ruining the country because they are staying home with their children and not going out to work. They blame the middle income women for ruining the country because they go out to work and do not stay home to take care of their children.

We're not going to have the America that we want until we elect leaders who are going to tell the truth - not most days, but every day.

We saw farms go on the auction block while we bought food from foreign countries. Well, that's wrong.

I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you.

I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead, you never look back.

After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.