I'm running for president because I've had enough of the oil barons, the status-quo apologists, the special-interest lobbyists running amok.

One of the big mistakes Republicans made with the Contract with America is that they tried to do too much too fast, and people revolted against it.

The people I'm honored to represent in Missouri and all over the country want leaders to address their kitchen table everyday problems.

In every issue there are winners are losers, and the losers are plenty.

I grew up in the '50s and '60s when Jack Kennedy was president. We would watch him on television. And our teachers always talked about the good things public servants could do. I thought maybe that's something I should do. So when I got out of law school, my wife, Jane, and I became precinct captains.

I've always had good energy; I've always had good health.

Politics takes patience, time, listening and endless meetings.