The last thing that I want to do is to have the United States be a foil.

On the other hand, it is also undeniable that the Palestinian people - Muslims and Christians - have suffered in pursuit of a homeland.

Ultimately, I remain optimistic about not just America's future, but the direction that the world is growing.

I do not believe being gay or lesbian is a choice.

There is no doubt that thanks to the steps that we took early on to rescue our economy and to rebuild it on a new foundation, we are entering into the new year with new confidence that America is coming back.

Maybe you could be a great writer - maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper - but you might not know it until you write that English paper - that English class paper that's assigned to you.

What Reagan ushered in was a skepticism toward government solutions to every problem. I don't think that has changed