I was in end stage heart failure, liver and kidneys shutting down, and on an emergency basis they went in and planted a pump in my chest. It was battery operated. That kept me alive for 20 months and that got me to the transplant. And I wake up every morning now with a smile on my face, thankful for the gift of another day I never expected to see.

Westerners know the difference between a talker and the real deal. If Rick Perry wasn't right to be governor of Texas, why should he be president?

Everyone knows that you're not really a real man unless you own a gun.

The Columbia is lost, but the dreams that inspired its crew remain with us.

I'm more concerned with bad guys who got out and released than I am with a few that in fact were innocent.

You got to have people at the top who respond to and are selected by presidents.

The United States needs to be not so much loved as it needs to be respected. Sometimes, that requires us to take actions that generate controversy. I'm not at all sure that that's what the Obama administration believes.