And the whole world, the whole world that believes in freedom, whether you're talking about personal freedom, economic freedom, religious freedom, they look to the United States for leadership; and you're part of that leadership.

I happen to be one who believes very strongly that state and local governments have their proper roles.

I hope there will be some good news and some good profits, and people will realize we have a lot of outstanding executives, and a lot of companies that are doing a good job, and those are good companies to invest in.

I ALWAYS intended to return to the private sector.

But the federal government, our collective government, has responsibilities that none of these other levels of government can fulfill; and chief among these is national defense.

ALEC is one great organization, I think, for growing future political leaders.

Jim mentioned I was an ALEC member, and that's correct.