The first thing we need to do to make America stronger is to strengthen our military.

Today we must make a pact with each other to end this reckless conduct with the people's government.

Now, in New Jersey, we have more government workers per square mile than any state in America. But since I've been governor we now have fewer people on the state payroll at any time since Christie Whitman left office in January 2001. That's the right direction, Mr. President, not the wrong direction.

This is part of the president's problem. Where's Barack Obama been when the crime rate and the murder rate in Chicago has gone up in 18 percent? Where has he been when the murder rate in New York is up 11 percent? Instead he and liberals like Bill de Blasio and Rahm Emanuel and others, what they're doing is not supporting the police departments, not making sure that they're being supported, and they're letting them do their jobs. And so we have criminals who have easy access to guns.

Is there any wonder why we are in such big trouble? Any question why the people don't trust their government anymore, and demand a change?

You see, Mr. President - real leaders don't follow polls. Real leaders change polls.

I believe in Governor Romney. I believe in him as a leader.