From kindergarten to graduation, I went to public schools, and I know that they are a key to being sure that every child has a chance to succeed and to rise in the world.

I wake up every morning literally with a smile on my face, grateful for another day I never thought I would see.

In Iraq, a ruthless dictator cultivated weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them. He gave support to terrorists, had an established relationship with al Qaeda, and his regime is no more.

It will be necessary for us to be a nation of men, and not laws.

I don't pay a lot of attention, frankly, to what Barack Obama says.

My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that.

I worry that we're seeing a situation- Obama's administration not only committing us the huge deficits for the future, but is also redefining the relationship between government, on the one hand, and the private sector on the other.