People who describe culture and values and how people behave - I've heard people refer to it as 'the soft stuff'-they often underestimate its importance. The soft stuff actually is the hard stuff.

Margaret Thatcher once said, "If you want something talked about, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman."

I've made tough calls and tough times and been held accountability. I think that is the kind of leadership that the American people need now to produce results.

I think more to the point, these pivotal times means something other than a politician. I understand the economy. I understand the world. I have a lot of foreign policy experience. I understand bureaucracies. I understand technology, and I understand leadership.

We need a different kind of leadership in the White House that understands how to get bureaucracies competent again.

I will not speak to Vladimir Putin personally until we've rebuilt the 6th Fleet a little bit right under his nose; rebuilt the missile defense program in Poland right under his nose; and conducted a few military exercises in the Baltic states.

We need an employer verification system that works so that we can hold employers accountable.