I'm pro-life. I'm pro-gun. I'm pro-family. And I'm pro-business.

Half a century ago, Ronald Reagan, the man whose relentless optimism inspired me to enter politics, famously said that he didn't leave the Democratic Party; the party left him. I can certainly relate. I didn't leave the Republican Party; it left me.

I'm a conservative, and I'm a compassionate conservative. And I think it's important that Florida continues to move in that direction.

You know, as attorney general, there's no issue more important than making sure you are safe, that your families are safe.

I'll continue to fight for school choice and home schooling. Do I believe in accountability? You bet I do.

When I was a Republican governor, he was obviously a Democratic president, but on issue after issue after issue, President Obama was very helpful to us in education, in the environment, with the handling of the BP oil spill.

It's more important to promote a culture of life. What I mean by that is that I believe what we need to do is not change the law, but change hearts.