I think bolstering free trade is a boon to the dollar.

I am a conservative because I know that no one of us is better than any other one of us.

While lawyers are arguing about the PATRIOT Act or the America Freedom Act, the point is, the terrorists have moved on, the technologists have moved on, and we, the United States of America, are not taking advantage of the latest and greatest in technology the terrorists are. We need to get smart about it.

I don't take on a fight just for a fight. I don't tilt at windmills.

When you lead change, sometimes you get arrows in your back. I mean, that's just the way the real world is.

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.

Californians are worried about whether they will have a job along with ballooning federal spending and deficits.