Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not far behind. The tragic aspect of these deadly diseases is that they could all be cured, I do believe, if we had sufficient funding.

When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.

I am opposed to anybody making a decision for you or me or anybody else about what health care plan we should have.

The solicitor general is sometimes referred to as the 10th Supreme Court justice - a pretty important position.

I am very much opposed to abortion personally. But I don't think it is the government's rule.

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

I'd make - before I'd elect somebody - I'd make him do town meetings and face the people and then I would insist that the person not run on a platform of no compromising. The meaningful thing that the leaders could do would be to be dedicated to a discussion across the isle, to vote their consciences and not to follow the strict party line. I think that would lead to sensible decisions.