Politics is a contest among people of diverse backgrounds and philosophies, advocating different solutions to common problems. The system only works when principled, energetic people participate.

Experts tell us that 90% of all brain development occurs by the age of five. If we don't begin thinking about education in the early years, our children are at risk of falling behind by the time they start Kindergarten.

I generally believe in polls. Scientific polls are accurate.

We have no more fundamental obligation in government than to ensure the safety of our citizens.

I don't pay any attention to what the Baltimore Sun editorial page says about anything.

I don't know what leadership is. You can't touch it. You can't feel it. It's not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.

I support stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research.